Deputy Prime Minister says Kazakhstan plans to investigate plane crash
If Russia and Azerbaijan express a desire to be present at the investigation of the crash of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan sees no problem in this. This was stated by Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev on December 25, answering a question from Izvestia.
"The investigation will be conducted by law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but if our colleagues, including law enforcers, want to be present at the investigation, we see no problems," he said.
He also noted that during his visit to the hospital, almost all the victims told him that they were buckled up.
"I was in the hospital, almost all (patients. - Ed.) told me that they were buckled up. Stewards and stewardesses gave such orders: buckle up, duck your head and so on. By the way, it worked in many cases," Bozumbayev emphasized.
A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), heading on the route Baku - Grozny, crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25. After the crash the plane caught fire, the fire was extinguished. Preliminary, the cause of the fall of the airplane could be a collision with a flock of birds. After the crash, a criminal case was initiated.
The passenger list of AZAL includes 62 passengers and five crew members. According to the latest data, seven Russians died, nine survived and were hospitalized. The Russian Emergencies Ministry's special airplane will deliver to Moscow the Russian citizens, injured in the crash, on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In turn, Bozumbayev came to the victims of the plane crash. He also said that 38 people were killed in the airplane crash.
Search and rescue operations continue at the site of the tragedy. AZAL has suspended flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala until the investigation is completed. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared December 26 a day of mourning in the republic for the victims of the plane crash.
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