The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, was due to external technical and physical impact, Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport, said, Report informs.
Nabiyev made the remark during the farewell ceremony for the crew members who died in the crash of the Embraer-190 passenger plane, which was on the Baku-Grozny flight, at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
“The videos circulated by news agencies and social networks provide us with solid grounds to say that our plane crashed due to external technical and physical impact. The established state commission’s task is to study this objectively and in detail and to continuously inform the public. Security is of paramount importance for the Azerbaijani state,” the minister emphasized.