ALBAWABA - Videos of celebrations and fireworks from some towns in Iran emerged on social media following the news of a helicopter crash that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Fireworks were mainly seen in Saqqez city, in Kurdistan province, which is the hometown of Iranian iconic activist Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by Iran's morality police in 2022.
Videos of celebrations of the news of the Iranian President's helicopter crash in Mahsa Amini's hometown were widely shared online, expressing the "happiness" of those who protested the death of an Iranian woman on Sept. 16, 2022, which triggered nationwide protests across Iran.
Who is Mahsa Amini?
Mahsa Amini is an Iranian woman, 22, who became an iconic figure of the Iranian 2022 protests not only in her homeland but also worldwide. Demonstrations erupted in many other countries in the world decrying the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the police.
According to Mahsa Amini's family, the Iranian woman was caught by the morality police for violating Iran's dress code. She was beaten up by the police, fell in a coma on Sept. 13, 2022, and died after three days.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's plane crash
On Sunday, the Iranian local media reported that the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials including Iran's foreign minister crashed in East Azerbaijan town.
According to the Iranian news agency, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to East Azerbaijan province, and some other people were all also killed in the incident.
According to Iranian media, about 73 rescue teams were searching for the helicopter that crashed near the village of Tavil in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent said.
