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  • Inside the Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: What We Know So Far

    Inside the Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: What We Know So Far

    Azerbaijan

    Sources Verified to Euro news on Thursday that a Russian face- to- air bullet was involved in Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines aeroplane
    crash in Aktau. According to the country’s Emergency Ministry, the crash redounded in the deaths of 38 people. The aircraft, reportedly operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was traveling from Baku to Grozny, located in Chechnya, Russia. still, due to heavy fog in Grozny, the flight had to be rerouted, and the crash passed during an exigency wharf attempt.

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    Azerbaijan Observes Day of Mourning

    On Thursday, Azerbaijan observed a public day of mourning for the victims of the aeroplane
    crash, which claimed 38 lives and left all 29 survivors injured. The cause of the crash remains unknown, fueling enterprise. The public flag was flown at half- mast across the country, business came to a deadlock at noon, and enchantresses were sounded from vessels and trains in observance of a moment of silence.

    The aeroplane
    crashed roughly 3 kilometers( around 2 long hauls) from Aktau. Mobile phone footage circulating online shows the aircraft descending fleetly and turning into a dynamo upon impact with the ground. Other vids show a part of the aircraft, including its bodies, lying upside down in the lawn.

    Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan

    What Did the Azerbaijani President Say?

    Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that it was too early to presume on the causes of the crash but verified that the rainfall forced the aircraft to change its original route.
    ” According to the information handed to me, the aircraft altered its course due to worsening rainfall conditions between Baku and Grozny and headed towards Aktau Airport, where it crashed during wharf,” he said.

    President Ilham Aliyev
    President Ilham Aliyev

    Statement from Russian Civil Aviation Authority

    The Russian Civil Aviation Authority, Rosaviatsia, stated that primary information suggests the aviators turned towards Aktau in an exigency after a raspberry strike.

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