Old Photos Falsely Connected to Iranian President’s Helicopter Crash
On May 19, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six others crashed near Jolfa, situated on the border of Azerbaijan. Eight people died in the incident that took place in an unfavorable weather condition and dense fog. The weather also hampered the search and rescue operations, which lasted over 10 hours.
As the news of the incident circulated on social media platforms, certain accounts also shared pictures that, they claimed, were from the crash.
BREAKING: MANY BODIES OF THOSE DIED IN IRAN PRESIDENT RAISI HELICOPTER CRASH HAVE BEEN BURNT AND CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED pic.twitter.com/bNUqwjSAF9
— Jessie Cooper (@VacancyKart) May 20, 2024
NOW
Iran’s President Raisi, Foreign Minister Abdollahiyan along with 2 other officials confirmed killed in helicopter crash. pic.twitter.com/PQxUO1Jbwt
— Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) May 20, 2024
BREAKING: MANY BODIES OF THOSE DIED IN IRAN PRESIDENT RAISI HELICOPTER CRASH HAVE BEEN BURNT AND CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED pic.twitter.com/ilM0ohOmnZ
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) May 20, 2024
Truth
It has been found that these pictures gaining traction on social media sites are of a training plane crash that happened in April 2020 near Kila Kala Abbas Abad in Iran. This crash happened due to poor weather conditions. Photos of the crash were shared by news outlets Jahan news and Rokna Press .
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