A plane crash in Kazakhstan claimed the lives of 38 people, raising questions about a potential Russian connection. The incident sparked online speculation due to damage resembling shrapnel from air defense systems.
Thirty eight people were killed and dozens survived a plane crash in Kazakhstan while traveling to southern Russia, according to local officials. Speculation swirls online that Russia could somehow have been responsible for the crash. Open-source intelligence accounts have suggested that damage visible in footage, which has been described as shrapnel from air-defense systems, could have caused the crash. Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it tried to make an emergency landing in Aktau, southwestern Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. It was traveling from the Azeri capital Baku to Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. Kazakh officials say 38 people were killed in the crash, including an 11-year-old boy and his mother, with 67 people on board at the time. The people on board were nationals from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said the aircraft was directed to Aktau 'due to an emergency landing requirement and crashed near the city.'The causes of the accident are being investigated,' the government in Baku said. The BBC reported that the aircraft was diverted because of fog. Other reports suggested the crew had diverted after a bird strike. Some of the survivors are in 'critical condition,' the Azerbaijani ministry said.The flight left Baku at 3:55 a.m. UTC on Wednesday (10:55 p.m. ET Tuesday) and traveled for half an hour before coming across 'significant GPS interference,' according to flight tracker, FlightRadar24. The aircraft stopped sending data on its location for more than 10 minutes, followed by a brief period of likely incorrect data, the outlet said. The aircraft then sent more likely incorrect data on its location, with more gaps in reporting. For the last 20 minutes of the flight, the aircraft did send data on its position, according to FlightRadar24
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