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Azerbaijan’s President: Plane crash caused by ‘unintentional’ Russian shooting

Azerbaijan’s President said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people had been damaged due to shooting from the ground in Russia, Azerbaijan state television reported.

Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Photo: Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu via Getty Images

Passengers aboard Azerbaijani flight report ‘loud bangs’ before crash landing

Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan have told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.

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UPDATE: Azerbaijan Airlines’ plane crashes in Kazakhstan killing dozens

A passenger plane plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Kazakh authorities announced.