Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says that a criminal case was launched to probe into the Azerbaijan Airline passenger plane that crashed early on Wednesday in Kazakhstan killing at least 38 people.
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00:00AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL CASE TO
00:06INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES BEHIND THE CRASH OF AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 8432.
00:12THE FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM THE AZERBAIJANI CAPITAL, BAKU, CRASHED NEAR THE KAZAKH CITY
00:16OF AKTAU, KILLING AT LEAST 38 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
00:20THE PASSENGER PLANE HEADED TO RUSSIA'S CITY OF GROZNY CRASHED AS IT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE
00:24AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AKTAU.
00:27EARLIER REPORTS SAID DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
00:32SOME THEORIES CIRCULATING ONLINE SUGGESTED THE PLANE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN SHOT
00:37DOWN BY RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN AIR DEFENSES.
00:39The reasons are clear to us.
00:42There are different versions, but in comparison, we think it is faster to talk about it.
00:5029 other passengers miraculously survived the crash and are being treated for their
01:20injuries at medical facilities.
01:23A spokesperson for Azerbaijan Airlines says the victims' families are also being cared
01:27for.
01:58The investigation is in cooperation with Kazakhstan's prosecutor's office.
02:03Azerbaijani officials say all angles of the tragic accident will be expertly examined
02:07to identify the causes.