Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for the 'tragic incident' which resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Russian airspace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised over the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane, though he stopped short of accepting that it might have been hit by Russian fire. Putin did admit that Russian air defences were at work when the passenger plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing , and the Kremlin said Putin apologised to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the "tragic incident" in a phone call, but did not say Russian air defence shot the plane.
It added Aliyev "highlighted that the multiple holes in the aircraft's fuselage, injuries sustained by passengers and crew due to foreign particles penetrating the cabin mid-flight, and testimonies from surviving flight attendants and passengers confirm evidence of external physical and technical interference." Survivors have told the media about hearing an "explosion" as the plane attempted to land.
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