Russian anti-aircraft weapon likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash, experts say

Manila Bulletin

Aviation experts said on Thursday, Dec. 26, that a Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before, which killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. (Courtesy of Azamat Sarsenbayev/Associated Press)  RELATED: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/28/azerbaijani-and-u-s-officials-suggest-plane-that-crashed-may-have-been-hit-by-weapons-fire  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Extensive shrapnel damage, the physical evidence there at the Kazakhstan airport strongly suggests

00:16that this aircraft was hit by some kind of anti-aircraft weapon.

00:27It was going into Grozny.

00:29There was a drone attack either underway or in the previous hours.

00:34There was radar jamming, which made it difficult for the airline crew to land.

00:44By all accounts, they were hit by a missile.

00:47We know what happened.

00:49We need to look carefully at why it happened, and most importantly, how to prevent it from

00:55reoccurring.

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