Raising the possibility of shooting down the crashed Azure plane..."I can't make a hasty guess".

[Anchor]
The possibility of the Russian military shooting down has been raised over the cause of the crash of an Azerbaijani plane that killed more than half of its passengers.

In response, Russia drew a line that it could not make premature speculation at a time when the investigation was ongoing.

Reporter Park Young-jin reports.

[Reporter]
An airliner that broke in half when the fuselage exploded shortly after the crash,
More than half of the 67 passengers on board
lost their lives.

Miraculously, he saved his life, but he is at a loss because he cannot even know whether his wife, who was right next to him, is alive or not.

[Fall Airplane Survivor: I haven't seen my wife since the plane crash and I don't know where she is.]

With a black box collected to reveal the full extent of the accident,
Other possibilities are being raised in addition to the 'bird collision theory' that was discussed in the early days of
.

Following the talk of intercepting Russian air defense missiles by the Russian independent media, the British Daily Mail and the Wall Street Journal also raised the possibility of a misleading attack by Russian forces.

Judging from the suspicious holes in the tail of the plane, there is a possibility that the Russian military may have mistaken it for a Ukrainian drone and attacked it.

The Associated Press also reported that the plane experienced strong GPS interference.

Indeed, the region is where Russian air defense systems have operated in response to Ukrainian drones in recent weeks.

Azerbaijani authorities say they will open up all possibilities and investigate.

[Ilham Aliyev / President of Azerbaijan: The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. There are various theories, but it's too early to discuss. This matter must be thoroughly investigated.]

Russia, which is suspected of a possible misleading attack, said it should not speculate prematurely and should wait until the investigation into the cause of the accident is completed.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.


Video editing: Jung Kook-yoon