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U.S. and Azerbaijani officials have said weapons fire may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed on Wednesday, killing 38 people. The statements from Rashad Nabiyev and White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Friday raised pressure on Russia. Officials in Moscow have said a drone attack was underway in the region that the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was destined for but have not addressed statements from aviation experts who blamed the crash on Russian air defenses responding to a Ukrainian attack. The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Chechnya on Wednesday when it crashed, killing 38 people and leaving all 29 survivors injured.… Continue Reading

Officials say an Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors. More than 30 people may be dead. 4 bodies have been recovered. A total of 29 survivors, including two children, have been hospitalized. The plane was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus. Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, quoted Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, as saying that preliminary information showed that the pilot had chosen to divert to Aktau after a bird strike on the aircraft led to “an emergency situation on board”. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared Dec. 26 a day of mourning in his country.… Continue Reading

Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire

Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors