Azerbaijan Airlines Passenger Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan’s ministry of emergency situations reported there could be survivors among the passengers on board the Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft that crashed near Aktau, in the western Mangistau region.

The plane was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny, in the south of Russia. According to flight tracking monitors, it had deviated from its route, possibly to attempt an emergency landing. Official...