## Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Authored by euronews.com

38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.

According to data, the plane’s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.

The missile was fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system, Baku-based international outlet AnewZ reported, citing Azerbaijani government sources.

According to Russian sources, at the time the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was passing over the territory of Chechnya, Russian air defence forces were actively attempting to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs.

If this preliminary data is confirmed, this would be the second time in a decade that Russian forces have destroyed a commercial aircraft after the MH17 crash in Ukraine.

Further investigation into Wednesday's crash is expected to unveil the circumstances surrounding the missile's firing, the non-authorisation for landing at a nearby airport in Russia, and the instruction to cross the sea with a damaged plane. »

### Naughty Dog’s New Game Has More Dislikes Than Concord

Authored by fictionhorizon.com

The announcement trailer for Naughty Dog’s new game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, hasn’t been well received.

This is a whopping 524% more dislikes than the trailer for Concord, a game by Firewalk Studios.

While Concord’s trailer only received 41,000 dislikes, it’s worth noting that Intergalactic had more views—2.1 million compared to Concord’s 592,000. »

### Eight LA sheriff’s deputies fired for 2023 arrest and beating of trans man

Authored by theguardian.com

At least eight deputies with the Los Angeles sheriff’s department have been dismissed for their roles in the arrest and beating of a transgender man in February 2023, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Six unnamed sources from within the agency then told the Times that eight deputies, including several sergeants, had been fired.

Brock gave the middle finger as he passed, and seconds later, Benza began following him closely in a squad car. »

### Video shows angry Chipotle customer attack employee over refund, makes own bowl behind counter

Authored by firstalert4.com

(WUSA) - A Chipotle customer was caught on video attacking an employee over the weekend.

The employee Roberto Hernandez says watching the video is triggering and traumatizing.

On Saturday, he was working his normal shift at Chipotle in Washington D.C.’s Brentwood neighborhood when a customer attacked him. »

### Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’

Authored by edition.cnn.com

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty” after President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison.

“As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.

Biden’s clemency decisions cannot be reversed when Trump takes office, but the president-elect’s Justice Department could resume seeking the death penalty in future cases. »

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