Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev launches criminal probe into Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says that a criminal case was launched to probe into the Azerbaijan Airline passenger plane that crashed early on Wednesday in Kazakhstan killing at least 38 people.

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00:00AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL CASE TO

00:06INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES BEHIND THE CRASH OF AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 8432.

00:12THE FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM THE AZERBAIJANI CAPITAL, BAKU, CRASHED NEAR THE KAZAKH CITY

00:16OF AKTAU, KILLING AT LEAST 38 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

00:20THE PASSENGER PLANE HEADED TO RUSSIA'S CITY OF GROZNY CRASHED AS IT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE

00:24AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AKTAU.

00:27EARLIER REPORTS SAID DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

00:32SOME THEORIES CIRCULATING ONLINE SUGGESTED THE PLANE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN SHOT

00:37DOWN BY RUSSIAN OR UKRAINIAN AIR DEFENSES.

00:39The reasons are clear to us.

00:42There are different versions, but in comparison, we think it is faster to talk about it.

00:5029 other passengers miraculously survived the crash and are being treated for their

01:20injuries at medical facilities.

01:23A spokesperson for Azerbaijan Airlines says the victims' families are also being cared

01:27for.

01:58The investigation is in cooperation with Kazakhstan's prosecutor's office.

02:03Azerbaijani officials say all angles of the tragic accident will be expertly examined

02:07to identify the causes.

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