Iran's Ahmadinejad Unhurt in Helicopter 'Accident'

Iran's Ahmadinejad Unhurt in Helicopter 'Accident'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the northeast after an unspecified “accident,” the presidency reported, adding that he was unhurt.

He had been en route to inaugurate a local project in a mountainous region of northeast Iran when the incident happened.

It did not give any more details about what happened in the “accident.”

Ahmadinejad is coming to the end of his second term as president of the Islamic republic.

Eight approved candidates are standing for president in an election on June 14, and Ahmadinejad’s term in office ends on August 3.

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