有初步迹象表明，俄罗斯防空系统可能击中了阿塞拜疆航空公司的飞机破产一名美国官员告诉美国广播公司新闻，在哈萨克斯坦，造成数十人死亡。
一位阿塞拜疆政府高层消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，有新的证据表明，这架客机可能是被俄罗斯潘特希尔-S1系统的地对空导弹击落的。
这位美国官员说，如果俄罗斯确实袭击了阿塞拜疆飞机，这将是俄罗斯在与乌克兰的战争中鲁莽行事的又一个例子。这架飞机正飞越莫斯科防空部队最近与乌克兰无人机交战的地区。
随着调查的继续，白宫将美国广播公司的新闻转给了该地区的官员。
哈萨克斯坦紧急情况部发言人告诉美国广播公司新闻，周三早上，阿塞拜疆航空公司客机在哈萨克斯坦阿克套机场附近坠毁，造成至少38人死亡，29人受伤。
医院说，29名受伤的乘客最初被送往阿克套的地区医院，截至周四，仍有6人住院。其他人被转移到各自的国家接受进一步治疗。
该发言人说，飞机在哈萨克斯坦阿克套附近坠毁时，正从阿塞拜疆的巴库飞往俄罗斯的格罗兹尼。据俄罗斯新闻机构报道，由于格罗兹尼的大雾，该航班已经改道飞往阿克套。
官员们在周三的新闻发布会上宣布，阿塞拜疆总检察长办公室已就坠机事实提起刑事诉讼。
“目前，正在与哈萨克斯坦检察官办公室合作进行调查。阿塞拜疆航空公司的发言人Farid Huseynov说:“在刑事案件中，所有版本都在调查之中。”。
哈萨克斯坦紧急情况部发言人表示，阿塞拜疆、哈萨克斯坦和俄罗斯的航空当局正在合作确定坠机的确切原因。
飞机上载有69人:64名乘客和5名机组人员。哈萨克斯坦官员表示，根据初步数据，乘客中包括37名阿塞拜疆公民，6名来自哈萨克斯坦，3名来自吉尔吉斯斯坦，16名来自俄罗斯。
飞机制造商巴西航空工业公司(Embraer)发布了一份关于坠机事件的声明，称“我们正在密切关注局势，我们仍将全力支持相关当局。”
Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan plane that crashed: US official
There are early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane thatcrashedin Kazakhstan, killing dozens, a U.S. official told ABC News.
There is new evidence that the passenger plane may have been shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile from a Pantsir-S1 system, a high-level Azeri government source told ABC News.
If Russia did indeed strike the Azerbaijan plane, the U.S. official said it would be yet another example of Russia’s recklessness in the war with Ukraine. The plane was flying over an area where Moscow’s air defense has battled Ukrainian drones recently.
The White House referred ABC News to officials in the region as the investigation continues.
At least 38 people are dead and 29 others injured after the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations told ABC News.
The 29 injured passengers were initially taken to the Regional Hospital in Aktau, where six people remained hospitalized as of Thursday, the hospital said. The others were transferred to their respective countries for further treatment.
The aircraft was flying from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia when it crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan, the spokesperson said. The flight had been rerouted to Aktau due to fog in Grozny, Russian news agencies reported.
The prosecutor general's office of Azerbaijan has launched a criminal case regarding the facts of the crash, officials announced during a press briefing on Wednesday.
"Currently, the investigation process is ongoing in cooperation with the prosecutor's office of Kazakhstan. All versions are being explored in the criminal case," Farid Huseynov, a spokesperson for Azerbaijan Airlines, said.
Aviation authorities from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia are collaborating to determine the exact cause of the crash, a spokesperson for Kazakhstan's ministry of emergency situations said.
The plane was carrying 69 people: 64 passengers and five crew members. Based on preliminary data, the passengers included 37 Azerbaijani citizens, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan and 16 from Russia, Kazakh officials said.
Embraer, the aircraft manufacturer, released a statement about the crash, saying, "We are closely monitoring the situation, and we remain fully committed to supporting the relevant authorities."
