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Iraq offers help in search following Iranian president's helicopter crash

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Iraq has instructed its interior ministry, the Red Crescent and other relevant bodies to offer help to neighboring Iran and assist in the search after the Iranian president's helicopter crashed.

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/WANA via Reuters 

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/WANA via Reuters 

Iraq has instructed its interior ministry, the Red Crescent and other relevant bodies to offer help to neighboring Iran and assist in the search after the Iranian president's helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain, the Iraqi government said in a statement on Sunday. 

Search efforts are underway to locate the wreckage of the aircraft and any possible survivors.

According to sources in Tehran, the Iranian president has likely perished in the crash.

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