An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander and his pilot were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash during an operation near the Pakistani border, state TV reported.
The report stated that IRGC Brigadier General Hamid Mazandarani died during a military operation in the Sirkan border area, located in Sistan and Baluchistan province.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the crash occurred during a drill.
An autogyro, resembling a helicopter in rotor design but simpler and smaller, is typically used in Iran for pilot training and border monitoring. It is capable of carrying two people.
