Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crashes in Kazakhstan, Dozens Dead
Above: A view of the scene after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near Aktau on Dec. 25, 2024. Image copyright: Issa Tazhenbayev/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
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While preliminary information suggests that the plane was re-routed due to fog and that a bird strike may have caused the emergency landing, official investigations have been launched to fully determine what happened in this tragic incident.
Anti-Russia narrative
While it's unclear what caused this crash, a flight-tracking service said that the plane experienced strong GPS jamming before going down, which could have been a factor in the incident. Russia has been criticized in the past for jamming planes' signals in the region.