KHOJALY, Azerbaijan, December 26. The memory of those killed in the crash of a plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) was honored with a minute of silence in Khojaly district on December 26 at 12:00, as well as in the whole of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
To note, the passenger plane Embraer 190 belonging to AZAL, which was on the Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 kilometers from Aktau airport on December 25.
A total of 67 people (62 passengers and 5 crew members) were on board the plane.
Following the crash of the passenger plane, 27 people were admitted to the hospital. 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 of them has not yet been established.
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. Their treatment is under the supervision of professional doctors from Kazakhstan and physicians sent from Azerbaijan and Russia. They were provided with prompt and specialized medical and psychological assistance.
Both pilots of the crew as well as the flight attendant were killed; two crew members survived.
Azerbaijan has declared December 26 a day of mourning.