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Kazakhstan’s government told Euronews that it has decided to send the downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight recorders to Brazil for the full and transparent disclosure of the tragedy. Kazakhstan has decided to send the downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight recorders to Brazil, Kazakhstan’s government sources told Euronews in a statement, in a move which indicates the country’s…
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South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol has offered his “deepest condolences and sympathy” to those who lost loved ones in the crash. Yoon was impeached after imposing martial law in South Korea. The huge political crisis also saw the impeachment of acting president Han Duck-soo, who has been suspended from duty. “I extend my…
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Thailand’s prime minister has sent her condolences to the families of the deceased and injured. Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she had instructed the foreign ministry to provide assistance and the ministry said in a statement it was in touch with South Korean authorities. Two Thai women, aged 22 and 45, were on the flight, according to…
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A passenger jet carrying 181 people has crashed in South Korea, killing at least 177 people. Two crew members have been rescued but the remaining two missing people are presumed dead, according to firefighters. The youngest victim was a three-year-old boy, according to a list of passengers seen by local media outlets, and five of…
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Holes can be seen on the side of the Azerbaijani Airlines plane reportedly shot down by Russian air defence systems yesterday. Images from the crash site show what appears to be shrapnel damage littered across the tail section of the plane, which went down in the Kazakh city of Aktau. ‘Early indications’ that Russian air…
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The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, according to four Reuters sources. The Embraer 190 passenger jet was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it changed course. It crashed around two miles from Aktau in…
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Dozens are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in Kazakhstan, the country’s emergencies ministry said. Authorities say 32 people survived the Christmas morning crash, including two children. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was en route from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, but was rerouted due to fog. It crashed near the city of…
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Severe weather conditions, including thick fog, were primarily responsible for the helicopter crash in May that resulted in the death of Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi, IRIB news agency reported on Sunday, citing a final investigation report. The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces released the report, stating that the technical, engineering, electronic, and navigation…
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Five Chinese nationals were confirmed dead in a small plane crash in Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Thailand told Xinhua, citing Thai authorities. A search and rescue operation is underway after the charter flight carrying two pilots and seven passengers on board crashed into a mangrove forest at around…
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A Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane crashed Friday outside Moscow, killing all three crew members on board, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The crash reportedly happened during a test flight, when no passengers were on board. Authorities are investigating what caused the fatal incident. The crash comes after a series of issues with Russia’s flagship plane,…
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IRANIAN PRESIDENT’S DEATH:Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President Shortly before embarking on a fatal helicopter ride on Sunday, Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his delegation of senior officials held a communal prayer. Someone suggested having lunch, but the president demurred, saying he was in a hurry to reach his next destination.…
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A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. The likely crash came as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack…
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Nine soldiers lost their lives in a military helicopter crash in northern Colombia. One general and eight soldiers died in the crash in the rural area of Guaraperia village, under the Bolivar administrative region. In a statement on X, Colombian President Gustavo Petro expressed “great” sadness over the soldiers’ deaths. The military helicopter was reportedly…
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Russia’s state investigative committee has released aerial footage of what it says is Il-76 crash site. The graphic footage shows aircraft debris and what the committee says are the bodies of more than 60 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were set to be exchanged for Russian prisoners. The video highlighted one person’s dismembered hand, blurred…
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The parents of a British tourist, who was among five killed after a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Grand Canyon in 2018, are to receive a $100m (£78m) settlement. Jonathan Udall, 31, suffered burns over 90% of his body and died after spending 12 days in hospital after an Airbus EC130 B4…
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Actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters have died in a plane crash in the eastern Caribbean. The aircraft went down just west of Petit Nevis, a tiny private island near Bequia, part of St Vincent and Grenadines, on Thursday afternoon, according to the Caribbean nation’s police. The pilot, Robert Sachs, also died. The single-engine…
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