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Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people on board crashes

Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry said those on board included five crew. At least 29 have been hospitalised.

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The plane was to fly from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia. Pic/AP

The plane was to fly from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia. Pic/AP

An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed on Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people are likely dead. Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry said those on board included five crew.

At least 29 have been hospitalised. Russian news agency Interfax quoted medical workers as saying that four bodies have been recovered and emergency workers at the scene as saying that both pilots, according to a preliminary assessment, died in the crash.

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