Tag: Helicopter

2 teens arrested after armed carjacking, helicopter chase

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two teens were arrested Wednesday night after reportedly holding a person at gunpoint and stealing their SUV. The alleged carjacking happened in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Due West Avenue in Madison, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. An MNPD helicopter crew began tracking the stolen vehicle […]

Iran buries late president at holy Shiite site after fatal helicopter crash

Iran interred late president Ebrahim Raisi at the holiest Shiite shrine in the nation on Thursday, days after a fatal helicopter crash killed him along with the country’s foreign minister and six others. Mourners lowered Mr Raisi’s remains into a tomb at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, where Shiite Islam’s eighth imam is buried […]

Questions swirl over cause of Iran helicopter crash as ex-FM blames US sanctions

icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Insights from Bloomberg, Iran International, and the Financial Times Arrow Down Title icon The News The cause of a helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has not been determined — but Iran’s former foreign minister blamed US sanctions on aviation parts for the incident, allegations the […]

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash

Mourners have started gathering for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. The Iranian government-led series of ceremonies is aimed at both honouring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East. For Iran’s Shiite theocracy, mass demonstrations have been crucial since millions […]

US says Iran asked for help after helicopter crash

STORY: :: US says Iran asked for assistance after a helicopter carrying its president crashed :: Washington, D.C. :: May 20, 2024 :: Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson “We were asked for assistance by the Iranian government. We did make clear then that we would offer assistance, as we would do, in response to […]