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In a tragic incident, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The aircraft, a US-made Bell 212 model, potentially in service since before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, crashed into an Iranian hillside, according to a report. What Happened: The helicopter crashed into a hillside in Iran’s mountainous northwest, killing all on board, including President Raisi and his entourage. The group was returning from a dam opening ceremony near the Azerbaijan border, reported Business Insider. The Bell 212 was developed by the US in collaboration with the Canadian governme…

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