Confirmation from Azerbaijani government sources that the aircraft was shot down by Russia and they would not allow it to land at a Russian airport.
I suspect they might have hoped that the aircraft crashed in the Caspian Sea.
The skill of the pilots however saved many.
Oliver Alexander /
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2024-12-26 13:29:43
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