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Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

December 28, 2024

An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashed on December 25 near the coastal city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing over half of those on board. Reports suggest Russian anti-aircraft fire was to blame for the crash.

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Kasachstan I Flugzeugunglück, Flugzeug der Azerbaijan Airline bei Aktau abgestürzt
Image: Azamat Sarsenbayev/REUTERS
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