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Raisi's death: last words on board the aircraft

"The situation is not good, our helicopter..", said a staff member

"The situation is not good, our helicopter crashed", the words broken by tears. This is what emerges from the audio recorded on board the Bell 212 military helicopter (mark 6-9207) on which was the president of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, who died together with eight other people in the crash of the Islamic Republic aircraft to the ground of Iran Air Force (Iriaf), that is Tehran's air force.It was revealed...

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Tehran, Iran, 05/23/2024 08:14
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