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Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up

Seoul, South Korea CNN — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site. The recorder is one of two “black boxes” retrieved from the Boeing …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2025

Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of downing airliner in Christmas Day crash and covering up cause

CNN — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally downing an airliner on Christmas Day in a disaster that killed 38 people, and covering up the cause. The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was traveling to Grozny in Chechnya before it made an emergency landing near Aktau, the airline said on Wednesday. Russia’s Federal Air …

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Egypt Independent December 30, 2024

Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for ‘tragic incident’ involving crashed plane

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Saturday. Sergei Ilyin/Sputnik,

NPR NEWS December 29, 2024

How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash

CNN — The cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 on Christmas Day near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, is still unknown. As of Friday, flight recorders have been recovered from the scene and the investigation continues. But early indications may point to a possible cause: A US official told CNN a Russian …

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Egypt Independent December 29, 2024

President al-Sisi Offers Condolences to Azerbaijan after Plane Crash

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has conveyed his deepest condolences to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan following the tragic crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane. In his message, President Sisi expressed heartfelt sympathy, praying for God’s mercy on the victims and comfort for their families. He also wished the injured a …

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Egypt Independent December 26, 2024