Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the “tragic incident” that occurred over Russian soil, reports Bloomberg.

It was on Christmas Day that a plane from the Azerbaijani airline company Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in western Kazakhstan.

An initial investigation into the crash showed a result of “physical and technical external influence”.

According to sources within the Azerbaijani government and the United States, a Russian anti-aircraft robot may have been behind the plane crash.

During Saturday, he spoke with the leader of Azerbaijan – and told that the Russian air defense was activated during the time when the plane tried to land.

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