Airport Director Dies After Falling Beneath Tajik President's Helicopter

Local officials in southern Tajikistan say the director of the regional airport in the city of Khorugh has died after being thrown to the ground by a downdraft from President Emomali Rahmon's helicopter and hitting his head on a rock.

Several local officials who witnessed the incident told RFE/RL's Tajik Service that Khorugh airport director Dildor Maqsudshoev was knocked to the ground by the downdraft from Rahmon's helicopter as the president was leaving the village of Yahchi Sor on September 13

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