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Plane crash, Aliyev: Russia should apologize, punish those responsible and compensate passengers

2024-12-29 21:41:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Plane crash, Aliyev: Russia should apologize, punish those responsible and
President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally shooting down a plane on Christmas Day in a disaster that killed 38 people and attempting to cover up the incident.

"We can clearly say today that the plane was shot down by Russia. This is a fact," Aliyev said in a television interview, according to a transcript posted on Azerbaijan's presidential website.

"No one can deny this fact," Aliyev continued. "Again, we are not saying that this was done intentionally, but it was done."

The Azerbaijani plane was traveling to Grozny in Chechnya before making an emergency landing near Aktau in Kazakhstan, the airline said on Wednesday.

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency initially said the plane crashed after colliding with birds, although it later said Ukrainian combat drones and thick fog forced the plane to leave Russian airspace.

Holes in the fuselage that look similar to damage from metal fragments led many to believe that the plane was shot down by Russian air defense units.

"The fact that the fuselage of the plane is riddled with holes shows that the theory of the plane hitting a flock of birds... has been completely removed from the agenda," Aliyev said in the Sunday interview.

"It's possible that when the plane was damaged, when it was hit, the pilot may have perceived it as a bird strike. Because it probably would never have occurred to anyone that our plane could be shot down from the ground while flying over a country friendly to us," he continued.

He said that Russia should apologize to Azerbaijan, punish those involved, and compensate the families of the victims and the injured.


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