Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Thousands mourned president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage killed in a helicopter crash in Tabriz. The coffins were carried in a procession amid national mourning. Investigations continue as Ali Khamenei declares elections on June 28. Raisi's body will be flown to Qom and then to Mashhad for burial. A massive search and rescue operation was launched on sunday when two other helicopters flying alongside Raisi's lost contact with his aircraft in bad weather.
Thousands mourned president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage killed in a helicopter crash in Tabriz. The coffins were carried in a procession amid national mourning. Investigations continue as Ali Khamenei declares elections on June 28. Raisi's body will be flown to Qom and then to Mashhad for burial. A massive search and rescue operation was launched on sunday when two other helicopters flying alongside Raisi's lost contact with his aircraft in bad weather.
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