Bodies of 24 killed in plane crash near Aktau delivered to Baku by special flight

The bodies of 24 people killed in the plane crash near Aktau were delivered to Baku by special flight. This was reported by Report on December 28.

"The bodies of three crew members and 21 passengers have been delivered by special flight to Baku," the agency informed about the bodies of those killed in the crash of the plane Embraer-190 of AZAL Airlines in Kazakhstan's Aktau.

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

Earlier, December 28, it became known that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told about the creation of an international group of experts to investigate the accident near Aktau. At the moment, the group of experts has begun work.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Aliyev discussed issues related to the crash of the airliner. They noted that the plane, which was flying on schedule, tried several times to land at Grozny airport. At that time Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were attacked by Ukrainian drones, and Russian air defense repelled these attacks.

A passenger plane of AZAL Airlines on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25. The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan called the preliminary cause of the crash outside interference. After the incident, a criminal case was initiated. According to the airline's list, 62 passengers and five crew members were on board. A total of 38 bodies were found at the crash site.

Seven Russians died in the airplane crash, nine citizens of the Russian Federation survived. Later, a special airplane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry delivered them to Moscow. Of the crew, three people survived.

After the crash, AZAL suspended flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala until the investigation is completed. Later the company decided to suspend flights to Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara and Mineralnye Vody from December 28.

On December 27, representatives of the Embraer manufacturer arrived in Aktau to take part in the investigation of the crash of their company's plane. Employees of Brazil's Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aviation Accidents (CENIPA) are also expected to arrive in the coming days.