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An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed in Kazakhstan, with preliminary evidence suggesting missile fragments caused damage to the external fuselage. The passenger plane declared an emergency at approximately 11:20 local time, initially reporting a bird strike that disrupted the control system