Well-wishers in Shiraz pray for the Iranian president after a helicopter accident

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had a “hard landing” in foggy weather on May 19, state media Fars News reported.

The helicopter was returning Raisi and other Iranian officials from a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Iran-Azerbaijan border.

Footage released by Tasnim news agency shows well-wishers gathered at the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz to pray for the people on board the helicopter.

This is a developing story. Photo credit: Tasnim News Agency via Storyful

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