Football match was detained in Iran: helicopter of assistant Putin suddenly landed on field

In Iran, the first league football match was detained due to the fact that the helicopter of the assistant to the President of Russia Igor Levitin suddenly landed on the stadium field, IRNA reports.

The incident occurred in the city of Astara, in the province of Gilyan, bordering Azerbaijan.

In Astara, Levitin was supposed to take part in the opening of the RAS – Astara railway, which will become part of the North – South transport corridor.