38 are killed in plane crash fireball
Daily Express|December 26, 2024
A PLANE crash which killed 38 civilian passengers could have been caused by Russian air defences hitting the jet.
Mark Reynolds
38 are killed in plane crash fireball

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane caught fire as it tried to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.

Authorities there said 38 of the 69 on board died.

Footage showed holes in the fuselage, leading to rumours the aircraft was downed by Moscow's military. Russian media speculated the Kremlin's air defences mistook the passenger jet for a Ukrainian drone.

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