7:12AM: ‘No sign of life’ detected at crash site, state TV reports
Iranian state TV says there has been “no sign of life” detected at the crash site of a helicopter carrying president Ebrahim Raisi.
“We can see the wreckage and the situation does not look good,” a Red Crescent official said.
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6:59AM: Rescue teams find helicopter crash site in search for Iran’s president
Search teams have found the crash site of the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, state TV says.
The head of Iran’s Red Crescent society has told state TV that the situation is not “good”.
11:30PM: Helicopter location found
Commander of the Revolutionary Guard in East Azerbaijan Province: We received a signal from the president’s helicopter and the phone of one of his companions.
