According to Azerbaijan Airlines, 37 passengers were Azerbaijani citizens. There were also 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens.
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00:00More than 30 people have died after an Azerbaijan aircraft crashed on Wednesday morning near
00:07the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
00:10Authorities said in a statement that there were 67 people on board, including five crew
00:15members.
00:16Social media video appeared to show the aircraft struggling to make an emergency landing and
00:22breaking up in a fireball as it hit the ground.
00:27Some of the videos posted showed passengers being dragged away from the crash site.
00:32According to Azerbaijan state media, at least 32 people survived the crash, some of whom
00:38are currently in critical condition.
00:42Azerbaijan's airline said the aircraft had been flying from Baku to Grozny, the capital
00:46of Russia's Chechnya, but had been forced to make an emergency landing.
00:52Authorities in Kazakhstan say they have launched an investigation into the incident and are
00:57looking into different angles, including technical problem.