Passenger plane crashes near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport
A passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and initial reports suggested there were survivors, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said emergency services were trying to put out a fire at the crash site.
Russian news agencies said the plane was operated by Azerbaijan Airlines and had been flying from Baku to Grozny in Russia's Chechnya, but had been rerouted due to fog in Grozny.
There was no immediate comment from Azerbaijan Airlines.
Azerbaijan Airlines said that 72 people were on board.
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