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NATO calls for investigation into plane crash in Kazakhstan

NATO calls for investigation into plane crash in Kazakhstan

NATO has called for an investigation into the crash of a passenger plane on Wednesday near Aktau, Kazakhstan, which killed dozens of people on board.

Expressing condolences on Thursday to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash, NATO spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243."

"We wish those injured in the accident a speedy recovery and call for a full investigation," she said in X.

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 people on board traveling from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Chechnya crashed on Wednesday near the Kazakh city of Aktau, on the coast of the Caspian Sea.

The accident killed 38 people and injured 29, Kazakh officials said. Thursday was declared a national day of mourning in Azerbaijan over the accident.

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