BREAKING: Iranian Imam survived helicopter crash for an hour, tried to raise help – Report

BREAKING: Iranian Imam survived helicopter crash for an hour, tried to raise help – Report

As more details emerge about the helicopter crash, a harrowing picture is taking shape.

One of the passengers on board was Mohammad Ali Al-Hashem, Friday Prayer Imam of Tabriz, the city the convoy was travelling to.

According to Mohammad Nami, head of Iran’s Crisis Management Agency, Al-Hashem survived for a whole hour after the crash. He even tried to make contact with the president’s office.

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“No DNA tests were needed to identify the passengers,” says Nami. In total, nine people including the flight crew were killed in the helicopter crash.

BREAKING: Iranian Imam survived helicopter crash for an hour, tried to raise help – Report