Canada’s foreign ministry has called on Russia to allow for an “open and transparent” investigation into how Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 crashed yesterday.
Four sources told Reuters news agency today that Russian air defences had shot the plane, which eventually crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
The plane had diverted from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has repeatedly used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes.
In a statement, Canada’s foreign ministry said it was “deeply concerned” by reports Russian air defences may have been involved.
“These events could have been avoided,” it said. “Canada offers its sincere condolences to the families of the innocent victims, and those affected by the tragedy.
“We call on Russia to allow for an open and transparent investigation into the incident and to accept its findings.”
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