38 killed as Azerbaijani passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Aktau
At least 38 people were killed when an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday.
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said during a news conference in Aktau that 38 people died and 29 were rescued.
According to a statement by AZAL on Telegram, 62 passengers and five crew members were on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, which crashed about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau as it was heading from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in the Russian Republic of Chechnya.
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