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Rescuers Search Through Wreckage Of Helicopter After Crash Kills Iran President

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several others died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Their bodies were retrieved after hours of search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest.

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Iran Helicopter Crash | Photo: Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP

In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue teams members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan, northwestern Iran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported.

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Search for the wreckage in Varzaghan | Photo: Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP
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In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members search for the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.

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Rescue workers at crash site | Photo: Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP
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In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members work at the scene of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.

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Ebrahim Raisi Dies in Helicopter Crash | Photo: Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency via AP
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In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue team members carry the body of a victim after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran.

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Tribute to Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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People hold up posters of President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran.

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Shiite Muslims during a candlelight vigil | Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan
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Shiite Muslims hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other leaders shout slogans during a candlelight vigil in Srinagar.

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Iranian women during mourning ceremony | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Iranian women attend a mourning ceremony for President Ebrahim Raisi at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran.

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Tribute to Ebrahim Raisi in Russia | Photo: AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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A man lays flowers near a photo of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his colleagues at a makeshift memorial at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Russia.