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Last Updated:December 27, 2024, 18:22 IST
As many as 38 people on board, including two pilots, had died in Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
The Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday, killing 38 people (AP Image)
Azerbaijan Airlines on Friday said the jet crash that killed 38 people onboard in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was due to “external physical and technical interference".
As many as 67 people were on the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 during the time of the mishap, out of whom 38 died, Kazakh authorities said. The deceased included the two pilots and a flight attendant. 29 people survived the fatal crash.
The airlines’ statement comes a day after reports emerged that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the passenger plane.
Reuters cited multiple unnamed sources in Azerbaijan and reported that the plane was downed by a Russian air defence system.
On Christmas, the flight took off from Baku for Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya. After the flight was denied landing due to fog in Grozny, it was diverted to the Caspian Sea where it crashed in Kazakhstan’s Aktau city.
Location :Azerbaijan
First Published:December 27, 2024, 18:09 IST
News world Azerbaijan Airlines Links Kazakhstan Plane Crash To 'Physical And Technical External Interference'
