On December 29, Azerbaijani President Aliyev said that the cause of the Aktau crash was that the plane was "damaged by an attack from the ground." Aliyev said that the final investigation results need to analyze the black boxes, but the current preliminary findings are based on facts and sufficient evidence. (CCTV News)
Market news: The black box of the plane that crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan has been found.
On December 25, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that a plane flying from Baku to Grozny had crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Kazakh authorities said preliminary information indicated that there may have been survivors in the crash. The crashed plane belonged to Azerbaijan Airlines.
According to Russia Today, 67 passengers and five crew members were on board the plane that crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan.