Dec 9, 2021, 8:15 PM

Bagheri express sympathy with India over helicopter crash

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces offered condolences to India over the tragic helicopter crash in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, and 11 other people on board lost their lives.

Addressing the Indian nation, government, and armed forces in a message, Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri offered condolences over the death of Indian defense chief General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash on behalf of himself, the Iranian Armed Forces, and the people of Iran.

An army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 others on board crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

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