Photos show apparent evidence of external attack on Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft

A series of pictures provided by Azerbaijani media outlet AnewZ display evidence that an external attack had been carried out on the Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft which crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan last month. The images of the airplane's exterior, as well as interior shots of the fuselage, show apparent shrapnel marks. An investigation into the exact causes of the crash, which killed 38 people on 25 December, is currently underway. The Embraer 190 aircraft, which was made in Brazil, was en route from the Baku to Grozny in Russia when it was diverted and crashed in Kazakhstan. Brazilian investigators are currently working with colleagues from three other countries to analyse the airplane's black box data. Brazil's air force said in a statement that nine foreign investigators have gathered with its own experts at its centre for investigation and prevention of air accidents in the capital Brasilia to work on the data extracted from the flight recorder. Investigators in Brasilia are working on recordings, cockpit voice and flight data recorders of the aircraft, the Brazilian air force added.<br/>