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"It was hit by a missile", Russia reacts after controversy over the downing of the Azerbaijani plane

"It was hit by a missile", Russia reacts after controversy over the

The Russian government has warned against promoting "hypotheses" about the cause of the crash of a Russia-bound passenger plane that killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the BBC reports .

Footage of the crashed plane appears to show shell damage, and some aviation experts suggested the Azerbaijan Airlines plane may have been hit by air defense systems over the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Before crashing near the Kazakh city of Aktau, the plane was diverted across the Caspian Sea, from its destination in Chechnya to western Kazakhstan.

Twenty-nine of the 67 people on board survived. Azerbaijan held a national day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of the accident.

In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It would be wrong to put forward any hypotheses before the investigation is completed. We, of course, will not do this and no one should do this. We must wait until the investigation is completed. completed."

The Embraer 190 took off from the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Wednesday morning. It was bound for Grozny in Chechnya, but was diverted due to fog, the airline said.

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