INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Irans sports minister Hamid Sajjadi and other senior authorities suffered major injuries in a helicopter crash on Thursday.The
helicopter crashed as it was landing at a sports complex in the city of Baft, in the southern province of Kerman.Esmaeil Ahmadi, a senior
consultant to the sports minister and a ministry director general, was killed in the occurrence, the head of emergency situation services in
Kerman confirmed.Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi suffered a brain hemorrhage and was transferred to the Bahonar Hospital in Kerman.The Red
Crescent Society in Kerman stated at least 16 individuals were on board the helicopter when it crashed from a height of around 10 to 15
meters.Sajjadi is a previous long-distance runner who represented Iran in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.
