PM Modi 'concerned' over Iran President's chopper crash: 'Pray for his well being'

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he was "deeply concerned" by the reports of crash of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian...

News agency Reuters, quoting officials, reported that the lives of Raisi and Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on Sunday evening while the two were on their way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest...

"Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisis helicopter flight today..

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