Helicopter crash kills Iranian governor
A helicopter carrying a provincial governor and three of his aides from the site of an earthquake crashed in the mountains of northern Iran Saturday, killing all aboard, official Tehran television reported. It said the governor of Qazvin province was in the helicopter with three aides and a journalist working for Iran's state-run television. The report did not identify the officials by name, but the governor of Qazvin is Masoud Emami. The report also did not say how many pilots or crew were on board. Officials could not be immediately reached for more details.
Posted by: Fred 2004-05-30 |