A criminal investigation was under way into the passenger plane crash early on Wednesday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 38 people, Azerbaijan’s leader said.View on euronews

The flight was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s south, when it diverted and attempted an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.

A passenger plane from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. The crash involved an Azerbaijan Airlines flight, with 62 passengers and five crew members on board. Forty-two people are believed to have died,