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Azerbaijan Airlines says plane crashed after ‘external interference’ as questions mount over possible Russian involvement

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By Catherine Nicholls, Darya Tarasova, Hassan Tayir and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan Airlines says the jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “physical and technical external interference,” according to an early investigation, as questions swirled about Russia’s possi…

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  1. Local News 8

    Azerbaijan Airlines says plane crashed after ‘external interference’ as questions mount over possible Russian involvement (opens Local News 8)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, Darya Tarasova, Hassan Tayir and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Azerbaijan Airlines says the jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “physical and technical external interference,” according to an early investigation, as questions swirled about Russia’s possi…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Azerbaijan Airlines: 'External interference' caused crash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Azerbaijan Airlines has halted flights to several Russian cities, citing the early findings of a probe into a jet crash. Most passengers were killed when the flight from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan.

  3. The Guardian

    Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before plane crashed (opens The Guardian)

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    Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day

  4. Fox News

    Azerbaijan Airlines blames deadly plane crash on 'external interference' as Russia speculation grows (opens Fox News)

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    Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended flights to multiple Russian airports in the wake of a deadly plane crash, which it attributed to "physical and technical external interference."

  5. CNN

    Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after ‘physical and technical external interference,’ carrier says (opens CNN)

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    Azerbaijan Airlines said Friday the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day experienced “physical and technical external interference,” according to an early investigation.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Azerbaijan Airlines halts several Russian routes after crash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Azerbaijan Airlines has halted flights to several Russian cities, citing the early findings of a probe into a jet crash. Most passengers were killed when the flight from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan.

  7. Insider

    Flights are avoiding Russian airspace after the Azerbaijan Airlines crash (opens Insider)

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    The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight prompted several airlines to suspend flights to Russia.

  8. Newsweek

    Azerbaijan Airlines says "external interference" caused plane crash (opens Newsweek)

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    Azerbaijan Airlines has said that "physical and technical external interference" caused its passenger plane to crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

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