A passenger plane en route from Baku to Grozny crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aktau airport after requesting an emergency landing. The aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines was diverted due to heavy fog and circled the airport multiple times before the crash. Initial reports indicate survivors, with emergency personnel responding to the scene.
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