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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mark Moore

Russian Air Defense System May Have Downed Azerbaijan Airlines Plane, US Official Says

Emergency workers at the crash site of the Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed Christmas Day in Kazakhstan. (Credit: ISSA TAZHENBAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Authorities have recovered the second black box from the wreckage of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed on Wednesday, killing at least 38 people. Experts who have analyzed available evidence reportedly said that early indications point to the involvement of a Russian anti-aircraft system in the downing of the commercial jetliner.

A U.S. official told CNN that the Russian system may have hit the aircraft in a case of mistaken identity caused by poorly trained Russian units who fired carelessly believing they were aiming at Ukrainian drones, the outlet added.

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