According to Azerbaijan Airlines, 37 passengers were Azerbaijani citizens. There were also 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens. View on euronews

A passenger plane has crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, as reported by foreign media. Kazakh authorities have stated that there are passengers who survived the crash. "A plane doing the Baku-Grozny route crashed near the city of Aktau.

A passenger aeroplane belonging to the Azerbaijan Airlines has crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan. More than 30 people have likely been killed in the incident