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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DJAT" data-source="post: 29827669" data-attributes="member: 3318"><h2>Iranian official says contact with 2 people aboard president's helicopter indicates crash was "not severe"</h2>From CNN's Adam Pourahmadi and AnneClaire Stapleton Iranian officials have spoken to two people on the same helicopter as President Ebrahim Raisi since it crashed Sunday, Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri told the country's semi-official FARS news agency. Three helicopters were flying on the same route before two lost contact with Raisi's helicopter, Mansouri said."The Ministry of Communications and other security agencies have identified the incident area within a 2-kilometer radius. Due to weather conditions, access to the area is challenging," he said.<hr /><h2>Red Crescent rejects reports helicopter found</h2>An official with the Iranian Red Crescent who is in the area where search operations are ongoing says “local media” were behind unconfirmed reports that the helicopter had been found.A state television reporter in the area also quoted Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian as saying there have been no updates.But the reporter said search and rescue teams are believed to be within two kilometres of an area where there is a possibility of the helicopter being found.------ Post added on [DATETIME="UT"]1716143556[/DATETIME]</blockquote>

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