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AP Irans state TV is reporting that five people were killed after a rescue helicopter crashed in the countrys western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. The TV says the helicopter was trying to airlift a pregnant woman, but did not make it to her location on Monday. Pirhossein Koulivand, head of the countrys emergency medical services, told ...

IRNA Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi extended his condolences over the demise of some Afghan military and state officials in a helicopter crash in western Afghanistan on Wednesday. In his condolence message, Qasemi condoled with the people and the government of Afghanistan and sympathized with the bereaved families of the officials ...

AP- Irans semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that an Iranian army helicopter has crashed, killing one person and injuring two. The report Thursday says the helicopter crashed during a test flight in the West Azerbaijan province, in the countrys northwest. It did not say what caused the crash. Iran has struggled to maintain its aging ...

IFP Coverage- The helicopter, belonging to Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company, crashed in Lake Chitgar at 11:40 a.m. local time on Tuesday, according to a statement by the company. All of the 8 people on board the chopper were rescued from the lake after the crash and have been admitted to hospital, it added. Mizan later reported ...

IRNA Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh on Sunday expressed condolence to families of five victims of helicopter crash over the Caspian Sea. He said in his condolence message that unfortunately, early morning Sunday a helicopter carrying a patient from Amir Kabir Platform to hospital crashed over the Caspian Sea. The patient and all four crew ...

Tasnim A helicopter that crashed in the Caspian Sea early Sunday was a Mil Mi-17 chopper in possession of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, and four of the five victims were servicemen, IRGC spokesman announced. According to Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif, the IRGC helicopter was at ...

Tehran, March 26, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani in a message offered his condolences on the crash of rescue helicopter in Fars province. He said the brave acts of devoted personnel of rescue and relief teams will always be remembered by the Iranian people. Rouhani wrote in his message 'The painful incident of the rescue helicopter crash in Fars ...

Shiraz, Fars prov, March 25, IRNA A medical emergency helicopter faced a fatal accident in the southern province of Fars on Friday evening while on an emergency mission in which all 10 passengers aboard perished. 'Six crew, one emergency technician, and three injured patients lost their lives in the accident which happened at 20:30 local time,' ...

[caption id="attachment_142634" align="alignright" width="194"] A helicopter crashed in mountains north of Tehran on Thursday.[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed in mountains north of Tehran on Thursday. Hassan Farahani, an Iranian Red Crescent Society official, told the Tasnim News Agency ...

Bushehr, Aug 13, IRNA A helicopter belonged to Iran?s Navy Force crashed in Bandar Dayyer, Bushehr province, in Wednesday afternoon. The helicopter went down en route from Assaluyeh to Bushehr, injuring four out of six on board. The wounded are currently receiving medical care in the hospital. According the eyewitnesses, fortunately, the helicopter ...