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One Dead, 12 Injured After Helicopter With Iranian Sport Minister Crashes in South of Country

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helicopter - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.02.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An adviser to Iranian sports minister has been killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country, while 12 more people were injured, local authorities said.
Earlier in the day, Iranian state-run news agency reported that a helicopter with Iranian Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi crashed in the city of Baft, in the southern province of Kerman.
The helicopter crashed while landing near a sports complex in the city of Baft.
The minister was immediately hospitalized along with the rest of the passengers and helicopter pilots to a local hospital, according to the report.
A video allegedly showing the aftermath of the crash has been shared online.
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