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The publication of the first report of the General Staff on the accident of the President’s helicopter/the effects of gunshots, or similar cases, was not observed
The first report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces on the accident of the President’s helicopter was published.
According to ISNA, the text of the statement of the General Staff of the Armed Forces is as follows: To inform the dear and noble people of Islamic Iran, the high-ranking delegation of the General Staff of the Armed Forces to investigate the dimensions and factors that caused the helicopter accident carrying the president, martyr Hazrat Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and The companions of that high-ranking martyr were sent from Tehran on Monday morning, 2/31/1403 at 5:30 am, and arrived at the helicopter crash site at 9:00 am on the same day.
A significant part of the information in various specialized, technical and general fields that could be involved in the accident has been collected.
Some actions need more time to express a definite opinion, which are under investigation, and some cases can be stated with certainty that they are mentioned:
1- The helicopter has already continued on the planned route and has not left the designated flight path.
2- About one and a half minutes before the helicopter accident, the pilot of the injured helicopter communicated with the other two helicopters of the flight group.
3- Bullet marks or similar cases have not been observed in the remaining components of the crashed helicopter.
4- The crashed helicopter caught fire after hitting the height.
5- Due to the complexity of the area, fog and low temperature, the reconnaissance operation was extended into the night and continued throughout the night, and on Monday morning (at 5 am) with the help of unmanned (Iranian) drones, the exact location of the accident was found. It is clear and the ground forces of reconnaissance operations are present at that point.
6- No suspicious cases were observed in the conversations of the watchtower with the flight crew.
In the end, it is reminded; A significant part of the documents and documents related to the mentioned helicopter accident have been collected and more time is needed to review some parts and documents. And Iran’s revolution will come; Therefore, it is requested not to pay attention to non-expert comments that are published on the basis of speculations without accurate knowledge of the facts of the scene or sometimes with the guidance of foreign media in the virtual space, etc.
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Reporter Mohsen Faramarzi
Secretary Zahra Ebrahimabadi