Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter incident and said that Bharat stands in solidarity with people of Iran in this hour of distress.
PM Modi said that he is praying for well-being of Raisi and the leaders accompanying him onboard the chopper.
In a post on X, PM Modi stated, ‘Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisi’s helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress, and pray for well being of the President and his entourage’.
Meanwhile, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian crashed on Sunday while traversing mountainous terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official reported to Reuters. The incident occurred as the delegation was returning from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated that the lives of both Raisi and Amirabdollahian were “at risk following the helicopter crash.”
“We are still hopeful but information coming from the crash site is very concerning,” the official stated.
Rescue efforts were being hindered by adverse weather conditions, according to reports from the state news agency IRNA. State television interrupted regular programming to broadcast nationwide prayers for Raisi, while live coverage showed rescue teams searching the mountainous area on foot amidst dense fog.
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