Russia: Bird Strike Caused Azerbaijan Airlines Crash

CBS News reports:

Speculation was mounting Friday that Russia’s military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas day, with experts casting doubt on Moscow’s suggestion that a bird strike was to blame.

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the city of Grozny in Russia’s North Caucasus region Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons that were still unclear two days later. At some point during the flight the plane’s GPS tracking was reportedly jammed, leading to significant deviations in the flightpath.

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Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan “does not look like” bird strike as Russia suggested, experts

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