Azerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defense system, killing 38: report
A passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, was likely shot down by a Russian ...
Azerbaijan demands Russia apologize, admit guilt for shooting down plane
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he was “upset and surprised” that Russian officials put forward murky causes instead ...
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Kazakhstan caught in the middle of simmering Azerbaijani-Russian tension over jetliner crash
Kazakhstan is treading delicately as it strives to keep two feuding neighbors happy amid a row over Russia’s accidental shoot ...
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Azerbaijan Officials: Crash Linked to Russian Defense
The confirmation comes a day after Azerbaijani media reported that shrapnel from a Russian Pantsir missile system attack had ...
An oxygen tank on the Azerbaijan Airlines flight exploded before the crash, minister says
Kazakhstan's transport minister said Russian authorities told them that an oxygen cylinder had exploded in the passenger ...
Russian air defence ‘likely shot down’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on Christmas Day was “likely shot down by a Russian military air defence system,” a ...
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Azerbaijan demands Russia admit guilt for downing plane, pay compensation
Russian officials initially speculated that the plane hit a flock of birds, blamed poor weather in Grozny and suggested that an oxygen tank exploded on board. Then Kazakh officials released ...
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Officials are investigating whether Russian weapons brought down an Azerbaijan Airlines jet
The minister also said an oxygen tank aboard the plane exploded before the crash ... The flight left Baku, Azerbaijan, bound ...
Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of shooting down airliner
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of shooting down a plane that crashed on Christmas Day, killing 38 ...