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Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed because it was carrying more passengers than it was rated for.
A security source told Iranian media outlets about the findings from the final investigation of the crash. Reports said the helico

Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter was 'overloaded' when it crashed

Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed because it was carrying more passengers than it was rated for.
A security source told Iranian media outlets about the findings from the final investigation of the crash. Reports said the helicopter was carrying two extra passengers and the crash in the mountains.

A preliminary report by Iran’s military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or attack had been found so far during investigations into the crash.


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Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed because it was carrying more passengers than it was rated for.A security source told Iranian media outlets about the findings from the final investigation of the crash. Reports said the helicopter was carrying two extra passengers and the crash in the mountains.((GFX TEXT: &ldquo;The investigation in the case of Ayatollah Raisi&rsquo;s helicopter crash have been completed ... there is complete certainty that what happened was an accident,&rdquo; The Security source.))A preliminary report by Iran&rsquo;s military had said in May that no evidence of foul play or attack had been found so far during investigations into the crash. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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Jaishankar said that India getting to manage the Chahbahar port for 10 years wouldn't have been possible without the "interest" and "initiative" of Raisi and Abdollahian. 

Ebrahim Raisi's death: Jaishankar recalls Iranian prez's role in securing Chabahar port deal

Jaishankar said that India getting to manage the Chabahar port for 10 years wouldn't have been possible without the "interest" and "initiative" of Raisi and Abdollahian.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Remembering Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian who died in a helicopter crash, India's foreign affairs minister S Jaishankar recalled the two leader's contribution to securing the Chabahar port deal.
While speaking at a gathering in Delhi on Monday, the BJP minister said that India getting to manage the port for 10 years wouldn't have been possible without the "interest" and "initiative" of Raisi and Abdollahian.&nbsp;
"We have been trying for almost 20 years now, to have a short agreement with Iran, because there were a lot of problems on their side. Thanks to the two people who unfortunately died yesterday in the helicopter crash&mdash;the president and foreign minister of Iran. Because of their interest" and "initiative, we were actually able to finalise a long-term agreement.&nbsp;

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly named a little-known vice president as caretaker. The supreme leader has the final say in the Shiite theocracy.

Iranians mourn death of President Raisi and others in helicopter crash

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly named a little-known vice president as caretaker. The supreme leader has the final say in the Shiite theocracy.

Iranians gathered in the streets of various cities on Monday to express their grief over the death of the Iranian President and a number of his companions.
Mourners marched in the streets in Tabriz, Mashhad, Lorestan and Kermanshah, as well as many other major cities across Iran to mourn the loss of their leader.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country&rsquo;s foreign minister have been found dead hours after their helicopter crashed in fog. That leaves the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly named a little-known vice president as caretaker Monday. The supreme leader has the final say in the Shiite theocracy.
He insisted the government was in control, but the deaths mark yet another blow to a country beset by pressures both at home and abroad.
Iran has offered no cause for the crash nor suggested sabotage brought down the helicopter. It fell in mountainous terrain in a sudden, intense fog.
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According to Reuters news agency, most shops remained open and the authorities made little effort to interrupt ordinary life.

Ebrahim Raisi's death sparks celebrations amidst five-day grief 

According to Reuters news agency, most shops remained open and the authorities made little effort to interrupt ordinary life.

While the Iranian government declared a five-day national mourning for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, celebrations broke out in Iran and across the world where Iranians live.
Several videos circulated online showed people dancing on the streets and fireworks being set off in Iranian cities. But the defiant acts of celebrations were muted due to fear of a crackdown by the hardline regime.
There were some videos showing a slew of women throwing back drinks and cheering his demise.
According to Reuters news agency, most shops remained open and the authorities made little effort to interrupt ordinary life.
A shopkeeper in central Isfahan told the Telegraph newspaper that he was experiencing a surge in selling sweets on Monday as people &ldquo;keep coming to celebrate&rdquo;.
On the other hand, there was a large crowd gathered in central Tehran's Vali-e-Asr square starting Sunday night, with many appearing to pray and some visibly distressed by the news that Raisi was one of eight people on board who were killed.
This kind of polarising response over the death of the country's president was expected, given that Raisi is remembered for his role as a jurist in the execution of dissidents.
Iran has never acknowledged that mass executions took place, but Amnesty International says 5,000 Iranians, possibly more, were executed in the first decade after the revolution. in 1988.
It was also under his regime that the mass crackdown on the protests over the death of Kurdish girl Mahsa Amini for defying the hijab rule, led to the death of hundreds of agitators. &nbsp;&nbsp;
The crash comes as the Israel-Hamas war roils the region. Iran-backed Hamas led the attack that started the conflict, and Hezbollah, also supported by Tehran, has fired rockets at Israel. Last month, Iran launched its own unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel.
A hard-liner who formerly led the country's judiciary, Raisi, 63, was viewed as a protege of Khamenei. During his tenure, relations continued to deteriorate with the West as Iran enriched uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels and supplied bomb-carrying drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
His government has also faced years of mass protests over the ailing economy and women's rights.
The crash killed all eight people aboard a Bell 212 helicopter that Iran purchased in the early 2000s, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Among the dead were Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, a senior cleric from Tabriz, a Revolutionary Guard official and three crew members, IRNA said.
Iran has flown Bell helicopters extensively since the shah's era. But aircraft in Iran face a shortage of parts because of Western sanctions, and often fly without safety checks. Against that backdrop, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sought to blame the United States for the crash.
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Likely last visuals of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi on board the chopper is doing rounds on the internet. 

Video of Iran President  Ebrahim Raisi on the helicopter just before crash

Likely last visuals of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi on board the chopper is doing rounds on the internet.&nbsp;

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died after his chopper crashed in the mountains on May 19. Hours before the crash, Iranian State Media released a video of the leader on board the chopper on Sunday.&nbsp;
In the video, the President was seen looking out of the helicopter's window. The camera then pans to show other people who were in the chopper, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was sitting opposite Raisi.&nbsp;
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Born on Sept. 1, 1955, Mokhber, like Raisi, is believed to be close to Khamenei, according to Reuters news agency. 

Who is Mohammad Mokhber set to become Iran's interim president 

Born on Sept. 1, 1955, Mokhber, like Raisi, is believed to be close to Khamenei, according to Reuters news agency.&nbsp;

Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's first vice president, is expected to take up the president's post for an interim period after the death of Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed on May 20.
But Mokhber's interim appointment requires the approval of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has the final word in all state affairs.
Nevertheless, his stay won't be long as Iran has to hold a new presidential election within 50 days of Raisi's death, as per the Iranian Consitution.
A three-person council, which comprises Mokhber, the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary, is tasked with organising the new presidential election.
Born on Sept. 1, 1955, Mokhber, like Raisi, is believed to be close to Khamenei, according to Reuters news agency.&nbsp;
Mokhber became first vice president in 2021 when Raisi was elected president.
The 69-year-old had previously been head of Setad, an investment fund linked to the supreme leader.
In 2013, the US Treasury Department added Setad and 37 companies it oversaw to a list of sanctioned entities.
(With inputs from Reuters)

Iran’s Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed to a state-run TV that all those who were aboard the Bell 212 were 'martyred'. 

President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister, others 'martyred', state media confirms 

Iran&rsquo;s Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed to a state-run TV that all those who were aboard the Bell 212 were 'martyred'.&nbsp;

Iranian state press and officials on May 20 confirmed that President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of his delegation were killed in the helicopter crash.&nbsp;
Iran&rsquo;s Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed to state-run that all those who were aboard the Bell 212 were 'martyred'.&nbsp;
According to local media, the aircraft slammed into a mountain peak, although there was no official word on the cause of the crash.
The incident happened in the Dizmar forest, nestled between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azerbaijan province.&nbsp;
The officials were able to find the crash site with the help of Turkey's high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle named Akinji. It detected a hot spot believed to be the place where the helicopter crashed.
Raisi, 63, a hard-liner who formerly led the country's judiciary, is viewed as a prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Khamenei and some analysts have suggested he could replace the 85-year-old leader after Khamenei's death or resignation.
Raisi had been on the border with Azerbaijan early Sunday to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev. The dam is the third one that the two nations built on the Aras River. The visit came despite chilly relations between the two nations, including over a gun attack on Azerbaijan's Embassy in Tehran in 2023, and Azerbaijan's diplomatic relations with Israel, which Iran's Shiite theocracy views as its main enemy in the region.
Iran flies a variety of helicopters in the country, but international sanctions make it difficult to obtain parts for them. Its military air fleet also largely dates back to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IRNA published images it described as Raisi taking off in what resembled a Bell helicopter, with a blue-and-white paint scheme previously seen in published photographs.
Raisi won Iran's 2021 presidential election, a vote that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic's history. Raisi is sanctioned by the U.S. in part over his involvement in the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 at the end of the bloody Iran-Iraq war.
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According to Iran's state-run agency IRNA, search-and-rescue teams are now on their way to the potential accident site called "Tawil".

Helicopter carrying Iran President Raisi found, state media says 'no sign of life' 

According to Iran's state-run agency IRNA, search-and-rescue teams are now on their way to the potential accident site called "Tawil".

The chief of Iran's Red Crescent said Monday that the missing helicopter which was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation had been found, but the situation was "not good".
Iran's state television there was "no sign" of life among passengers of the helicopter which was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials.
"Upon finding the helicopter, there was no sign of the helicopter passengers being alive as of yet," state TV reported.
Iran's Press TV confirmed on social media X that President Raeisi, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of a delegation were "martyred" in the crash.
A senior official, requesting anonymity, told Reuters news agency that President Raisi, the foreign minister, and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash.
Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died
According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, a drone sent by Istanbul to help in the search operation identified the source of heat that is believed to be the wreckage of the helicopter. The crash site is believed to be on the side of a mountain in northwest Iran.&nbsp; The agency said the coordinates of the site were shared with the Iranian authorities.
According to Iran's state-run agency IRNA, search-and-rescue teams are now on their way to the potential accident site called "Tawil". But, nothing has been confirmed till now.
Meanwhile, &nbsp;Iran&rsquo;s deputy president for executive affairs Mohsen Mansouri said that two members of President Ebrahim Raisi&rsquo;s entourage contacted rescue teams, and this shows that the air incident involving their helicopter has not been rough.
The alleged crash took place on Sunday after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in a northern region of the country.&nbsp;
After hours of searching, officials say they have still not reached the crash site due to the dense fog and extreme cold in the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province.&nbsp;
The country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was among a number of officials also aboard the helicopter, IRNA reports.
It has been reported that Russia plans to send special aircraft and 50 professional mountain rescuers to the crash site.&nbsp;
Two special Russian helicopters will be sent to the crash site from Armenia, according to IRNA, which reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the move.
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According to Iran media reports, the crash site is believed to be near Tavil village in northwest Iran.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash site revealed in first images   

According to Iran media reports, the crash site is believed to be near Tavil village in northwest Iran.

First images and videos of the site where the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister crashed emerged on May 20.
Drone footage captured by volunteer forces assisting Iran's Red Crescent showed the wreckage of Raisi's doomed chopper.
According to Iran media reports, the crash site is believed to be near Tavil village in northwest Iran.
On May 19, the chopper carrying Raisi and his delegation disappeared over a mountainous region in East Azerbaijan province. According to state media, the helicopter had made a hard landing.
With Raisi were Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province and other officials and bodyguards, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Iran's state television there was "no sign" of life among passengers of the helicopter which was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials.
"Upon finding the helicopter, there was no sign of the helicopter passengers being alive as of yet," state TV reported.
Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died
According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, a drone sent by Istanbul to help in the search operation identified the source of heat that is believed to be the wreckage of the helicopter. The crash site is believed to be on the side of a mountain in northwest Iran. The agency said the coordinates of the site were shared with the Iranian authorities.
According to Iran's state-run agency IRNA, search-and-rescue teams are now on their way to the potential accident site called "Tawil". But, nothing has been confirmed till now.
Meanwhile, Iran&rsquo;s deputy president for executive affairs Mohsen Mansouri said that two members of President Ebrahim Raisi&rsquo;s entourage contacted rescue teams, and this shows that the air incident involving their helicopter has not been rough.

PM Modi said India stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and prays for the well-being of the President and his entourage.

Here's how world leaders reacted to news of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash

PM Modi said India stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and prays for the well-being of the President and his entourage.

World leaders expressed their concern after news emerged that a helicopter carrying Iranian Ebrahim Raisi president and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed as it flew over Iran's mountainous terrain on Sunday.
PM Modi said India stands in solidarity with the Iranian people.&nbsp;
"Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisi&rsquo;s helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress, and pray for well-being of the President and his entourage."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei asked the people to pray for the health of the people involved in the crash.
We hope that God will return the president to the arms of the nation,&rdquo; he said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed sympathy and said that he is following developments regarding the incident.
"I convey my best wishes to our neighbour, friend and brother Iranian people and government, and I hope to receive good news from Mr Raisi and his delegation as soon as possible," Erdogan said in a post on social media platform X.
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said in a statement that Iran had requested a night vision search-and-rescue helicopter from Turkey.
Russia said it is ready to extend all necessary help in the search for the missing helicopter.
"Russia is ready to extend all necessary help in the search for the missing helicopter and the investigation of the reasons for the incident," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a comment carried by Russia's RIA news agency.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to his official X handle to express his concern.
Heard the distressing news from Iran regarding Hon. President Seyed Ibrahim Raisi&rsquo;s helicopter. Waiting with great anxiety for good news that all is well. Our prayers and best wishes are with Hon.President Raisi and the entire Iranian nation.&rdquo;

State-run IRNA news agency reported that rescuers were attempting to reach the site but had been hampered by poor weather conditions.

Helicopter carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi suffers 'hard landing'

State-run IRNA news agency reported that rescuers were attempting to reach the site but had been hampered by poor weather conditions.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a &ldquo;hard landing&rdquo; on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.
Raisi was travelling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres (375 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Travelling with Raisi were Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province and other officials, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. One local government official used the word &ldquo;crash&rdquo; to describe the incident, but he acknowledged to an Iranian newspaper that he had yet to reach the site himself.
Neither IRNA nor state TV offered any information on Raisi's condition.
Rescuers were attempting to reach the site, state TV said, but had been hampered by poor weather conditions. There had been heavy rain and fog reported with some wind. IRNA called the area a "forest." Raisi had been in Azerbaijan early Sunday to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev. The dam is the third one that the two nations built on the Aras River. The visit came despite chilly relations between the two nations, including over a gun attack on Azerbaijan's Embassy in Tehran in 2023, and Azerbaijan's diplomatic relations with Israel, which Iran's Shiite theocracy views as its main enemy in the region.
Iran flies a variety of helicopters in the country, but international sanctions make it difficult to obtain parts for them. Its military air fleet also largely dates back to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Raisi, 63, is a hard-liner who formerly led the country's judiciary. He is viewed as a prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some analysts have suggested he could replace the 85-year-old leader after his death or resignation from the role.
Raisi won Iran's 2021 presidential election, a vote that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic's history. Raisi is sanctioned by the US in part over his involvement in the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 at the end of the bloody Iran-Iraq war.
Under Raisi, Iran now enriches uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels and hampers international inspections. Iran has armed Russia in its war on Ukraine, as well as launched a massive drone-and-missile attack on Israel amid its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It also has continued arming proxy groups in the Mideast, like Yemen's Houthi rebels and Lebanon's Hezbollah.&nbsp;

Since November 2022, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning of schoolgirls have been reported from Qom, which lies south of Tehran.

Hundreds of schoolgirls poisoned to stop women's education: Iran minister reveals plot, no word on action

Since November 2022, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning of schoolgirls have been reported from Qom, which lies south of Tehran.

In yet another instance of gender discrimination reaching dangerous levels in Iran, schoolgirls are being poisoned to discourage education of girls and women.
A deputy minister on 26 February 2023 reportedly said that by poisoning students, "some people" wanted all institutes, especially girls' schools, to be shut in the city of Qom.
Since November 2022, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning of schoolgirls have been reported from Qom, which lies south of Tehran. Some of the girls were even hospitalised.
Deputy health minister Younes Panahi did not provide further details. There has been no information about arrests related to the poison attacks.
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Iran’s president-elect on Monday said he wouldn’t meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militia

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Iran&rsquo;s president-elect on Monday said he wouldn&rsquo;t meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran&rsquo;s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week&rsquo;s election.
Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi&nbsp;also described himself as a &ldquo;defender of human rights&rdquo; when asked about his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of some 5,000 people.
It marked the first time he&rsquo;s been put on the spot on live television over that dark moment in Iranian history at the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
The US, under Donald Trump, left the the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 and both it and Iran have undertaken weeks of indirect talks to try to find a way back.
But Mr Raisi said Iran&rsquo;s foreign policy will be wider than the deal.

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Sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week&rsquo;s election, Iran&rsquo;s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday said he wouldn&rsquo;t meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran&rsquo;s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias.
Raisi&nbsp;also described himself as a 'defender of human rights' when asked about his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of some 5,000 people.
It marked the first time he&rsquo;s been put on the spot on live television over that dark moment in Iranian history at the end of the Iran-Iraq war.
The US, under Donald Trump, left the the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018 and both it and Iran have undertaken weeks of indirect talks to try to find a way back.
But Raisi said Iran&rsquo;s foreign policy will be wider than the deal.

Iran&rsquo;s hard-line judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, won the country&rsquo;s presidential election in a landslide victory on Saturday. Raisi took an unassailable lead in the presidential election after 90 percent of the votes were counted.&nbsp;Interestingly, voting in the Presidential election saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s history.&nbsp;
Raisi, a prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei. He will take office in August as Iran seeks to salvage its tattered nuclear deal with major powers and free itself from punishing US sanctions, that have led to a sharp economic downturn. 
72-year-old outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, served two consecutive four-year-terms allowed under the Iranian constitution.

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Voter turnout&nbsp;in the Presidential election was lowest in Iran's history
Raisi&nbsp;is&nbsp;a prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei
He takes office in August, hoping to salvage Iran's tattered nuclear deal
Iran's outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, served 2 consecutive terms
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Iran&rsquo;s hard-line judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, won the country&rsquo;s presidential election in a landslide victory on Saturday. Raisi took an unassailable lead in the presidential election after 90 percent of the votes were counted.&nbsp;Interestingly, voting in the Presidential election saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s history.&nbsp;
Raisi, a prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei. He will take office in August as Iran seeks to salvage its tattered nuclear deal with major powers and free itself from punishing US sanctions, that have led to a sharp economic downturn. 
72-year-old outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, served two consecutive four-year-terms allowed under the Iranian constitution.

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