BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. In observance of the national day of mourning following the AZAL plane crash on the Baku-Grozny route near Aktau, flags were lowered at the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and at the "Turkish Martyrs" monument, Trend reports via the embassy’s press service.
"We honor the memory of our brothers and sisters who lost their lives in the tragic plane crash, offer our condolences to their families, and share in the deep sorrow of our friendly Azerbaijani people," the embassy’s statement reads.
To note, AZAL's Embraer 190 passenger plane on the Baku-Grozny route crashed 3 km away from Aktau airport on December 25.
A total of 67 people (62 passengers and 5 crew members) were on board the Embraer 190 airplane, flying Baku-Grozny, which crashed in Aktau.
Following the crash of the passenger airplane near Aktau, 27 people were hospitalized. Of them, 15 people are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 8 - of the Russian Federation, and 3 - of the Kyrgyz Republic. The identity of one person has not been established yet.
Of the victims hospitalized, 11 are being treated in the intensive care unit, 13 - in the traumatology department, 2 - in the neurosurgery department, and 1 - in the surgical department. These persons are under the control of professional doctors from Kazakhstan and those expelled from Azerbaijan and Russia. They were provided with prompt and specialized medical and psychological treatment.
Both crew pilots as well as the flight stewardess were lost, but two crew members survived.
December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
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