BREAKING: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crashes near Aktau with 67 Aboard

ASTANA – An Azerbaijan Airlines flight traveling from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau on Dec. 25. The aircraft was carrying 67 people, including five crew members.

Photo credit: Kazakh Emergency Ministry

According to preliminary information from the Kazakh Emergency Ministry, 25 individuals have survived the crash, with 22 currently hospitalized.

A total of 150 personnel and 45 equipment units from Kazakhstan’s Emergency Situations Department, the National Guard, and other emergency services have been deployed to the crash site. 

Passenger lists are still being clarified.

The news article is to be updated. 


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