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Excerpt from www.al-monitor.com
ANKARA — Turkey will observe one-day of national mourning after the helicopter crash Sunday that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with seven others, including the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the day of collective mourning aims to “share the deep pain experienced by the Iranian people.” Erdogan added that he had conveyed his condolences to Iran’s acting president, Mohammad Mokhber, during a phone call earlier in the day.
“We contacted the Iranian authorities and mobilized all our resources to contribute to the search and rescue efforts after the crash,” Erdogan said, adding, “We will continue to act in the same spirit.”