Kazakh Emergencies Ministry: There were 42 Azerbaijani citizens on board plane crashed in Aktau

There were 67 people aboard the plane that crashed near Aktau on December 25, of which 42 were citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 of Russia, six of Kazakhstan, and three of Kyrgyzstan, said Kairat Zhanaspayev, the head of the Emergency Rescue Services Department of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, Report informs.

"According to updated information, there were 67 people on board the aircraft, including five crew members," Zhanaspayev noted.