Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38, officials say

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES and DASHA LITVINOVA

Kazakhstan officials say 38 people have died after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstan city of Aktau.

Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the death toll while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general’s office said previously that 32 of the 67 people on board the plane had survived.

The plane crashed while en route from...