Azerbaijan says Russia shot at plane before crash, demands it admit
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia on Sunday of firing at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed and of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster,
Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia
By Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by shooting from the ground in Russia,
The White House knows better: "There are signs that the Baku—Grozny side was shot down by Russian air defense"
The coordinator for Strategic Communications of the US administration, John Kirby, said that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny could have been shot down by the Russian air defense.
Crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally, Azerbaijan's president says
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed this week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to "hush up" the issue for days.
Russians admit their air defense caused the Baku-Grozny plane crash
Russians who reviewed the transcript of the crew's conversations from the Baku-Grozny flight themselves admit that the air crash was caused by their air defense systems (ADS), according to Andriy Kovalenko,
Crashed Azerbaijan plane damaged by fire from Russia, Azerbaijani president says
Survivors from the crash told ABC News that they heard and felt explosions outside the aircraft during the flight, after which the plane appeared to lose control.
Plane crashes in Kazakhstan with nearly 70 onboard travelling from Baku to Grozny – videos
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight travelling from Baku to Grozny has crashed in Kazakhstan with nearly 70 passengers onboard. Several survivors are in a critical condition. Source: Radio Liberty's Kazakhstan service;
NATO is interested in investigating the crash of the Baku —Grozny plane
NATO spokesman Farah Dahlalla expressed condolences over the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane near the Kazakh city of Aktau and called for a comprehensive investigation.
Azerbaijan says Russia shot at plane before crash, demands it admit guilt
BAKU: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia on Sunday (Dec 29) of firing at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed and of initially trying to cover up the cause of
Azerbaijan Airlines plane was downed by Russian air defenses: Sources
"No one claims that it was done on purpose," an Azerbaijan official told Reuters. They added their government "expects the Russian side to confess."
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan "does not look like" bird strike as Russia suggested, experts say
Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an encounter with a flock of birds.
Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
The statement said Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev “for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in ...
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Baku-Grozny Flight Crash Near Aktau Leaves 29 Hospitalized
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Azerbaijan airlines incident: Grozny and Rosaviatsiya confuse versions
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) and Grozny Airport have differing accounts of why an Azerbaijan ...
Putin's Apology for Plane Crash Rejected As 'Reckless' Actions Condemned
The Kremlin leader "apologized for the fact that the incident happened in Russian airspace" during a call with Azerbaijan's president.
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Azerbaijan's pilots will be remembered in golden letters in global aviation history: Minister
As a result of the crash of the Baku-Grozny plane due to an external technical and physical impact, we lost our valuable ...
Exclusive: Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Two passengers and one crew member told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as their flight approached its original destination of Grozny in Russia.