Azerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan say

BAKU, Dec 26 (Reuters) - An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

An Embraer EMBR3.SA passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, after diverting from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months.

(Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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