DNA Tests Set To Identify Victims Of Plane Crash - Official
Date
12/27/2024 5:10:52 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
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, Trend 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.
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