Azerbaijan says plane hit by 'external interference' over Russia before crash
A minister says all the survivors "heard blast sounds" over Grozny before the plane was diverted to Kazakhstan.
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Speculation mounts over Russia's involvement in deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Speculation is mounting that Russia's military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. ...CBS News - 5h -
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Former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Leon Panetta speculated that Russian air defenses may have caused the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people and left ...The Hill - 5h -
Azerbaijan Airlines Says Deadly Crash Caused by 'External Interference'
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Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash
Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day . The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, ...The Guardian - 13h -
Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit plane before crash, U.S. official says
A U.S. official tells CBS News that there were early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. CBS News' Chris Livesay has the latest, ...CBS News - 10h -
Azerbaijan Airlines says doomed flight saw 'external and technical interference' before it crashed
An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the passenger plane experienced “physical and technical external interference,” ...NBC News - 15h -
Russia accused of shooting down Azerbaijan passenger plane
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