The bodies of passengers and crew members from the Embraer-190 will be transported to Azerbaijan.

The bodies of passengers and crew members who lost their lives in the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau Airport will be transported to Azerbaijan shortly. This information was shared in a joint statement from the press services of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Airlines, as reported by Orda.kz.

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In Azerbaijan, December 26 has been declared a day of mourning. Cultural and sporting events across the country have been canceled. In Baku, the festive illumination on the Christmas trees has been turned off.

In Kazakhstan, a government commission held a meeting of the task force established in response to the plane crash. It has been reported that financial assistance will be provided to the families of Kazakh citizens who perished in the disaster. Additionally, support will be offered to the relatives of deceased foreign nationals arriving in the Mangystau region.

A meeting of the state commission, formed to investigate the causes of the plane crash, also took place in Azerbaijan. The chairman of the commission, Prime Minister Ali Asadov, stated that President Ilham Aliyev has taken personal control of the investigation into the incident.