Moscow, Dec 25 : A passenger plane with 72 people on board on Wednesday crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday, citing Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry.
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia’s Chechnya but was rerouted due to fog in Grozny, the news agencies said.
Before the crash, the plane made several circles over the airport. The plane belonged to the Azerbaijan Airlines.
