Baku, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) - Azerbaijan demands Russia admits to shooting at plane before crash

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2024-12-29

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster. Aliyev made the accusation in an interview to state media at Baku airport four days after the AZAL Embraer 190 plane crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. Azerbaijani officials have suggested that the......

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