Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan, Many Feared Dead

<p>A passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Initial reports suggested there were survivors, Reuters reported citing the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry. Kazakh media said 105 passengers and five crew members were on board.</p> <p>Russian news agencies said the plane was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines and had been flying from Baku to Grozny in Russia's Chechnya, but had been rerouted due to fog in Grozny. There was no immediate comment from Azerbaijan Airlines.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Passenger plane crashes near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan <a href="https://t.co/M2DtYe6nZU">pic.twitter.com/M2DtYe6nZU</a></p> &mdash; BNO News (@BNONews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1871816169923252241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>(This is breaking news and will be updated as more details come in.)</p>

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