Many are receiving medical attention. The fatality was 73 year old Geoffrey Kitchen, from gloucestershire in the uk. Hes believed to have suffered a heart attack. More than 30 people were injured, seven critically. There were 229 people on board the flight from london to singapore when it hit turbulence over myanmar, and experienced a rapid drop in altitude. The pilot had to make an Emergency Diversion and landed in bangkok. It was there that medical teams entered the plane, establishing that Geoffrey Kitchen had died and offering medical treatment to those who were injured. Heres one of the people who was helped by thai medical staff, explaining what had happened. Things were going very smoothly at first. Id just been to the loo, came back, sat down. Bit of turbulence and suddenly the plane plunged i dont know how far but it was, they said, 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet, but it was a long way. And so sudden, there was no warning at all. And i
Neighbour, azerbaijan. The Iranian Foreign minister was also killed, along with everyone else on board. The cause of the crash has not yet been established. Lets speak to our bbc persian reporter, Bahman Kalbassi in new york. Hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from new he joins us now from new york. Good to see you. Talk us through then today, whats happening and when . The through then today, whats happening and when . The body of mr president happening and when . The body of mr president raisi happening and when . The body of mr president raisi and happening and when . The body of mr president raisi and foreign mr president raisi and Foreign Minister and others in the team are first inter breeze, in North Western iran and going to take iran and then to the city of gone, religious city and then to the northeast of iran where he will finally be buried, we had been established his power before entering the office of presidency. So, so its a sort of central religious city