Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was shot down in Kazakhstan by Russia | Daily Mail Online

Azerbaijan's president has said the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally.Ilham Aliyev told Azerbaijani state television on Sunday that the aircraft was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.He said the Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 jet was not shot down deliberately, but accused Russia of trying to "hush up" the issue for several days.