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Plane crash in Aktau: a passenger plane could have been shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft gun,
Aviation experts have rejected other explanations for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed at least 38 people.
At least 38 people have died in a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan. The plane, heading to Russia, could have been shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft gun, writes The Wall Street Journal.
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny changed course over an area where Russian air defense has recently been actively responding to Ukrainian drone attacks. There were 62 passengers and five crew members on board. The plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. 29 people survived the disaster.
Citing an analysis of video footage and damage to the aircraft, Osprey Flight Solutions said: “The aircraft…