Officials suspect Russian involvement in fatal Azerbaijani crash

New clues about what may have brought down an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane in a deadly crash are emerging, pointing to evidence the plane was downed by Russian forces, according to a growing number of government officials and aviation experts. NBC’s Steve Patterson reports for TODAY.

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