Dozens killed in Kazakhstan passenger plane crash

About 30 of those board survived the incident near the western Kazakh city of Aktau.

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Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there were at least 30 survivors.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.

The plane was en route to Grozny in Russia but it was diverted due to fog, the airline told the BBC.

Footage shows the aircraft heading towards the ground at high speed with its landing gear down, before bursting into flames as it lands.

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