Photos show aftermath of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight, travelling from Baku to Grozny in Russia, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors. ...read more

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Published on Dec 26, 2024 10:08 AM IST

Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft, which was redirected allegedly because of fog, crashed close to the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan when it was its way from Baku to Grozny in Russia. A drone view shows the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. (REUTERS)

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Kazakh rescuers' bodycam film captured the heartbreaking moments at the scene of Wednesday's Azerbaijan Airlines jet disaster near Aktau, Kazakhstan, which claimed 38 lives. Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau.( REUTERS)

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The plane reportedly crashed near the Aktau airport in Kazakhstan and was carrying 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan, and sixteen from Russia, according to the Kazakh transport ministry.(Reuters)

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A drone view shows the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Firemen raced towards the aircraft to put out the flames at the scene of the crash.(REUTERS)

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Emergency and security personnel are seen at the site of a plane crash near Almaty, Kazakhstan; the jet had deviated from its intended path, crossed the Caspian Sea, and circled over the region where it ultimately crashed close to Aktau.(REUTERS)

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All of Azerbaijan Airlines flights from Baku to the Chechnya area of Russia will be halted until the conclusion of an inquiry into a deadly crash involving one of its aircraft.(AP photo)

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Azerbaijan's emergency situations minister, deputy general prosecutor, and vice president of Azerbaijan Airlines were among the members of an official team sent to Aktau to carry out a "on-site inquiry,(AP)