BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. DNA tests have been made to identify those who died in the airplane crash, Azerbaijani Health Minister Teymur Musayev told reporters, TurkicWorld reports.
He made the remark today at a briefing on the state of health of those hospitalized at Yeni Klinika wounded in the AZAL plane crash near Aktau.
"DNA tests have been made to determine the identity of the dead," he said.
In addition, the minister noted that it is not yet possible to provide information on other details as the process is still ongoing.
To note, the passenger plane Embraer 190 belonging to AZAL, which was on the Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 kilometers from Aktau airport on December 25.
A total of 67 people (62 passengers and 5 crew members) were on board the plane.
Following the crash of the passenger plane, 27 people were admitted to the hospital. Of them, 15 people are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 8 of the Russian Federation, and 3 of the Kyrgyz Republic. The identity of one person has not yet been established.
Both pilots of the crew as well as the flight attendant were dead; two crew members survived.
On December 26, 14 victims and the bodies of four dead were transported to Azerbaijan.
"Black box" of the plane has already been found, and procedures are being carried out to analyze it under international aviation conventions. At the moment, an investigation into the causes of the crash is underway. Final conclusions will be made after all necessary investigations and data analysis are completed.
