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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is feared dead after the helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan Sunday put his 'life at risk', officials confirmed.

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Search and rescue teams were scouring a fog-shrouded mountain area of northwest Iran Monday after President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter went missing in what state media described as an accident. Fears grew for the 63-year-old ultraconservative after contact was lost with the aircraft carrying him as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others in East Azerbaijan province on Sunday, reports said. After hours of searching, state TV reported early Monday that a Turkish drone appeared to have detected «the coordinates of the accident» and informed Iranian rescue teams. «Rescue teams have been dispatched to the site,» it added. State television first reported Sunday afternoon that «an accident happened to the helicopter carrying the president» in the Jolfa region of East Azerbaijan province. «The harsh weather conditions and heavy fog have made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the accident site,» said one broadcaster, as the massive search effort later continued through the night. Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the helicopter «made a hard landing» in bad weather and that it was «difficult to establish communication» with the aircraft. He urged people to get their information «only from state television», and not listen to foreign media channels Iran deems hostile to the Islamic republic. Raisi's convoy had included three helicopters, and the other two had «reached their destination safely», said the Tasnim news agency. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iranians to «not worry» about the leadership of the Islamic republic, saying «there will be no disruption in the country's work». «We hope that Almighty God will bring our dear president and his companions back in full health into the arms of the nation,» he said in a nationally televised address as Muslim faithful prayed for Raisi's safe return. Expressions of concern and offers to help came from abroad, including Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Russia and Turkey, as well as from the European Union which activated its rapid response mapping service to aid in the search effort. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani expressed gratitude for «governments and international organisations for their sympathy and offer of help in the search and rescue operations.» - Massive search effort - Iran's cabinet held an emergency meeting led by Vice President Mohammad Mokhber after the incident, the IRNA news agency reported. More than 60 rescue teams using search dogs and drones were sent to the mountainous protected forest area of Dizmar near the town of Varzaghan, IRNA said. Army, Revolutionary Guard and police officers joined the search, authorities said, as TV stations showed pictures of Red Crescent teams walking up a hill in the mist, and rows of waiting emergency response vehicles. Raisi had visited the northwestern province to inaugurate a dam project together with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, on their common border. Aliyev said in a post on X that «we were profoundly troubled by the news of a helicopter carrying the top delegation crash-landing in Iran». «Our prayers to Allah Almighty are with President Ebrahim Raisi and the accompanying delegation,» he said, also offering «any assistance needed». Foreign countries were closely following the search at a time of high regional tensions over the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas since October 7 that has drawn in other armed groups in the Middle East. A US State Department spokesman said: «We are closely following reports of a possible hard landing of a helicopter in Iran carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister», adding that «we have no further comment at this time». US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the crash, an American official said on condition of anonymity. - 'Servant of the people' - Raisi has been president since 2021 when he succeeded the moderate Hassan Rouhani, at a time when the economy was battered by US sanctions over Iran's contested nuclear programme. Iran saw a wave of protests triggered by the death in custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after her arrest for allegedly flouting dress rules for women. In March 2023, regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a surprise deal that restored diplomatic relations. The Gaza war sent regional tensions soaring again and a series of tit-for-tat escalations led to Tehran launching hundreds of missiles and rockets directly at Israel in April this year. In a speech following Sunday's dam inauguration, Raisi emphasised Iran's support for Palestinians, a centrepiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic revolution. «We believe that Palestine is the first issue of the Muslim world, and we are convinced that the people of Iran and Azerbaijan always support the people of Palestine and Gaza and hate the Zionist regime,» said Raisi. Hamas, which the United States and European Union consider a terrorist group, said that «in this painful incident, we express our full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, its leadership, government and people».  © Agence France-Presse

The DR Congo military on Sunday said it had thwarted an «attempted coup» near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving «foreigners and Congolese». It happened in the early hours of the morning outside the residence of Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe, in the Gombe area in the north of the capital, near the Palais de la Nation that houses the president's offices, a spokesman said. «An attempted coup d'etat has been stopped by the defence and security forces,» said General Sylvain Ekenge in a message broadcast on national television. Shots were also heard near the Palais de la Nation at the time of the coup attempt, according to a number of sources. Later on Sunday, army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge said several Americans and a British man were part of the group involved in the operation. The coup bid was led by Christian Malanga, a Congolese man who was a «naturalised American» and had been «definitively neutralised» -– killed -- by the security forces, Ekenge said in a broadcast on Sunday evening. The group was made up of «several nationalities», Ekenge said, adding that around 40 of the attackers had been arrested, and four -- including Malanga -- killed. «We also have a naturalised British subject, the number two of the group,» the spokesman added. Malanga's son, Marcel Malanga, was also among the attackers, he said. - Two police killed - Kamerhe and his family were not harmed in the attack but two police officers looking after them were killed, said a source close to the minister. The group had planned to attack the home of the new Prime Minister Judith Suminwa, and the residence of Defence Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba. But they «could not identify the home» of Suminwa and had not been able to find Bemba at his residence. After the attack at Kamerhe's home, the group then went to the Palais de la Nation, brandishing flags of Zaire, the name of the Democratic Republic of Congo under the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, who was overthrown in 1997. «I am shocked by the events this morning and very worried by the reports of American citizens allegedly being involved,» Lucy Tamlyn, the US ambassador to the DRC, posted on X, formerly Twitter. «Rest assured that we are cooperating with authorities in DRC to the fullest extent possible, as they investigate these criminal acts and hold accountable any American citizen involved.» France's ambassador had reported automatic weapon fire in the area, urging nationals to avoid it. - Zaire flags - During the day, certain streets near the Palais de la Nation remained closed to traffic, but the situation appeared calm, AFP journalists reported. «I'm a little afraid to move around like that in Gombe, there aren't many people... But I have to sell my goods,» bread-seller Jean-Mbuta said. Videos on social media showed men in fatigues at the Palais de la Nation, brandishing flags of Zaire. The Zaire flag was mostly green while the DRC one is largely blue. «The time has arrived, long live Zaire, long live the children of Mobutu,» a man who appeared to be the head of the group said in Lingala, a language spoken in parts of the DRC. «Felix has fallen... we are victorious,» he added. AFP was also unable to verify the videos. Tshisekedi was re-elected at the end of December when he received more than 70 percent of votes in the first round. The parties backing him won around 90 percent of seats in the parliamentary elections held the same day. But he is yet to form a government some five months after the elections. Kamerhe on April 23 was named as a candidate for president of the National Assembly, the DRC's main legislative body. © Agence France-Presse

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expressed its support for Iran and said it was ready to provide any assistance required after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom was following reports about the crash with “great concern.”  Meanwhile, the Iraqi government said in a statement it had instructed its interior ministry, the Red Crescent and other relevant bodies to offer help to neighboring Iran in the search mission.

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