Passengers and one crew member reported hearing loud bangs before an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan. The crash killed 38 people and left 29 survivors. The airline suggests external interference as the cause. Preliminary findings indicate Russian air defences might have mistakenly shot it down. An investigation is ongoing. Passengers and one crew member reported hearing loud bangs before an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan. The crash killed 38 people and left 29 survivors. The airline suggests external interference as the cause. Preliminary findings indicate Russian air defences might have mistakenly shot it down. An investigation is ongoing. Economic Times