{"id":52408,"date":"2024-12-25T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/azerbaijan-investigates-plane-crash-that-left-dozens-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T15:15:03","slug":"azerbaijan-investigates-plane-crash-that-left-dozens-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/azerbaijan-investigates-plane-crash-that-left-dozens-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan investigates plane crash that left dozens dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zeynalov confirmed that Azerbaijani authorities are collaborating closely with their Kazakh counterparts to uncover the causes of the accident. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The outcomes of the investigation will be made public,&#8221; he assured.<\/p>\n<p>The incident involved an Embraer 190 aircraft operated by AZAL, which was on a scheduled flight from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, the capital of Russia\u2019s Chechnya region. <\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that the plane crashed near Aktau, a city located along Kazakhstan&#8217;s Caspian Sea coastline, earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>According to preliminary information, the aircraft was carrying 69 passengers and crew, representing several nationalities, including citizens of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. <\/p>\n<p>37 individuals were confirmed dead, while 32 survivors were rescued and are receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s aviation watchdog said in a statement that preliminary information suggested the pilot had decided to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79438\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/webp\/2024-12-25t081808z-546185039-rc28wbad8n7c-rtrmadp-3-kazakhstan-crash-8e695.webp\" alt=\"Reports indicate that the plane crashed near Aktau, a city located along Kazakhstan&#039;s Caspian Sea coastline, earlier in the day.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan has initiated a criminal investigation into the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, senior prosecutor Kanan Zeynalov from the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000079437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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