Raisi's helicopter caught fire only after hitting a mountain while gaining altitude — no bullet marks were found, according to the report of the Iranian Armed Forces General StaffThe General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has published a preliminary report on the investigation into the causes of the crash that happened to the president and three senior officials of the country. According to it, the Raisi helicopter caught fire only after colliding with a mountain while gaining altitude. No traces of bullet impact on the hull of the crashed aircraft were found, and the pilot of the craft was able to contact the commanders of the other two crews of the group. At the same time, no "suspicious incidents" were observed in the conversations of the duty tower with the flight crew.
Much of the documents related to the crash have already been collected - they will be released as the investigation progresses. President Raisi was buried today in a mausoleum in his hometown of Mashhad. About 3 million people came to say goodbye to him - all of them chanting "death to America!". Earlier, people staged mass farewell processions in cities across the country to mourn the spiritual leader.
