An Embraer passenger jet belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, resulting in 38 fatalities. The flight, en route from Azerbaijan to Russia, deviated from its course and crashed on the Caspian Sea's opposite shore. While the exact cause remains under investigation, potential factors include a bird strike or the impact of recent Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia.
An Embraer passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had diverted from its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia, crashing on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea. Russia's aviation watchdog said the emergency may have been caused by a bird strike, but an aviation expert suggested that cause seemed unlikely.
Officials did not immediately explain why the plane had crossed the sea, but the crash came after Ukrainian drone strikes this month hit the Chechnya region of southern Russia. The nearest Russian airport on the plane's flight path was closed on Wednesday morning. Kyiv has not acknowledged strikes this month on the Chechen city of Grozny, where the flight was headed. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said according to information he had received, the plane changed course due to poor weather, but he added the cause of the crash was unknown and must be fully investigated. Video of the crash showed the plane descending rapidly before bursting into flames as it hit the seashore, and thick black smoke then rising. Bloodied and bruised passengers could be seen stumbling from a piece of the fuselage that had remained intact. Reuters was able to verify from visible landmarks that the video was filmed on the Caspian shore near Aktau. Sixty-two passengers and five crew were aboard. The death toll was disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev in a meeting with an Azerbaijani delegation in Aktau, Russian news agency Interfax reported. Kazakhstan's emergencies ministry said in a statement that fire services had put out the blaze and that the survivors, including two children, were being treated at a nearby hospital. The bodies of the dead were being recovered
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