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Plane crash in Aktau: Two Kyrgyz nationals discharged from hospital

Photo: press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz - Two Kyrgyz citizens who were injured in the plane crash in Aktau have been discharged from the National Hospital, according to 24.kg.

According to the Ministry of Healthcare, one more injured person is still undergoing treatment in the neurotrauma department. Their condition is stable, and they are able to walk.

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Baku-Grozny plane crash near Aktau: what happened?

Azerbaijan Airlines plane, flying from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Russia), crashed three kilometers from Aktau at 11:30 AM local time on December 25. The passenger flight was unable to land in Grozny due to heavy fog, first it was redirected to Makhachkala, and then to Aktau.

The official cause of the incident is still unknown. The media are spreading various theories, including a bird getting into the plane's engine, as well as an oxygen tank exploding in the cabin. The black box was found in the evening of the same day.

Investigation

An interdepartmental investigative task force has been created under the leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan. It includes specialists from the transport prosecutor's office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The investigation is under the special control of the Prosecutor General and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Embraer specialists have flown to Kazakhstan.

Then, Kazakhstan has sent the black boxes from the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Aktau to the Brazilian Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA).

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How many people were on board?

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were 69 people on board, including 5 crew members:

42 citizens of Azerbaijan;
16 citizens of Russia;
6 citizens of Kazakhstan;
3 citizens of Kyrgyzstan;
two unidentified women of unknown citizenship, one about 32 years old, the other about 40 years old.

Azerbaijan Airlines also published a full list of passengers.

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