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| 1 killed & 11 injured after helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in Iran – media | 1 killed & 11 injured after helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in Iran – media |
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| A helicopter transporting ballots cast during Iran’s presidential election has crashed, resulting in one fatality and nearly a dozen injuries, according to media reports. | A helicopter transporting ballots cast during Iran’s presidential election has crashed, resulting in one fatality and nearly a dozen injuries, according to media reports. |
| The accident occurred in the country's southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province's governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. | The accident occurred in the country's southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province's governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. |
| A photo posted on Iranian news site Khabar Online shows emergency workers at the scene of the crash. The helicopter was missing its propeller and appeared to be badly damaged. | A photo posted on Iranian news site Khabar Online shows emergency workers at the scene of the crash. The helicopter was missing its propeller and appeared to be badly damaged. |
| Those who were injured were transported to the hospital, with several in critical condition, Dashtaki was quoted as saying. | Those who were injured were transported to the hospital, with several in critical condition, Dashtaki was quoted as saying. |
| Iranians went to the polls on Friday to vote for a new president. Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner on Saturday after around 90% of ballots were counted, in what has been described as a landslide victory. | Iranians went to the polls on Friday to vote for a new president. Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner on Saturday after around 90% of ballots were counted, in what has been described as a landslide victory. |
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