Baku bids farewell to 13-year-old victim of plane crash near Aktau

Baku mourns the loss of 13-year-old Muhamadali Yeganov, a promising young footballer from the Ganjlik club, who tragically lost his life in the recent plane crash in Kazakhstan. The ceremony, attended by members of the public and the teenager's loved ones, was a somber affair as the community gathered to pay their final respects.

Muhamadali Yeganov will be laid to rest in Surahani, leaving behind a void in the hearts of those who knew him.

The young athlete was among the 62 passengers aboard the Embraer aircraft, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, which crashed near the city of Aktau on December 25 while en route from Baku to Grozny.

The passenger manifest included 37 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhstanis, and 3 Kyrgyzstanis, along with five crew members. The tragic incident claimed the lives of 38 individuals, while 29 miraculously survived the crash.

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