Helicopter crash

Hasina mourns death of Iran President Raisi

Hasina conveyed her condolence in a letter to interim president of Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber

World leaders who died in air crashes

Following the Iranian president's death in a helicopter crash, the whole world is shocked. But throughout history, the death of presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs in aviation related accidents is not uncommon, as they frequently move about in planes and helicopters, exposing themselves to the risk of accident and sabotage

Reactions to death of Iran's president in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday

Live Updates / Iran President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash, senior Iranian official told Reuters

Helicopter carrying Iran president crashes

Iran launched a large-scale search and rescue effort to scour a fog-shrouded mountain area after President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went down yesterday in what state media described as an “accident”.

Mexican governor, senator husband killed in helicopter crash

A Mexican governor and her senator husband are killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a bitterly contested election.

Russian helicopter crashes in Syria, two dead: Moscow

A Russian helicopter has crashed in Syria on New Year's Eve killing both pilots following a technical fault, Moscow's defence ministry says.

Helicopter crash kills Honduran president’s sister, 5 others

Hilda Hernandez, sister of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and five other people are killed in a helicopter crash on a mountain near the Honduran capital.

RAF helicopter crash: Five Nato staff die in Afghanistan

Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Hasina mourns death of Iran President Raisi

Hasina conveyed her condolence in a letter to interim president of Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mokhber

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

World leaders who died in air crashes

Following the Iranian president's death in a helicopter crash, the whole world is shocked. But throughout history, the death of presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs in aviation related accidents is not uncommon, as they frequently move about in planes and helicopters, exposing themselves to the risk of accident and sabotage

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Reactions to death of Iran's president in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash

President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash, senior Iranian official told Reuters

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Helicopter carrying Iran president crashes

Iran launched a large-scale search and rescue effort to scour a fog-shrouded mountain area after President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went down yesterday in what state media described as an “accident”.

December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018

Mexican governor, senator husband killed in helicopter crash

A Mexican governor and her senator husband are killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a bitterly contested election.

January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018

Russian helicopter crashes in Syria, two dead: Moscow

A Russian helicopter has crashed in Syria on New Year's Eve killing both pilots following a technical fault, Moscow's defence ministry says.

December 17, 2017
December 17, 2017

Helicopter crash kills Honduran president’s sister, 5 others

Hilda Hernandez, sister of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and five other people are killed in a helicopter crash on a mountain near the Honduran capital.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

RAF helicopter crash: Five Nato staff die in Afghanistan

Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015

3 hurt in Ctg BAF chopper crash

At least three injured when an air force chopper crash-lands at Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport.