An Azeri state flag flies at half-mast as the country observes the day of national mourning for the victims of an Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer passenger plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau, outside the Government House in Baku, Azerbaijan, December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

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Azerbaijani Embassy In Malaysia Opens Condolence Book To Honour Plane Crash Victims

26/12/2024 05:58 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- The Azerbaijani Embassy in Malaysia has opened a Book of Condolences to honour the victims of a tragic Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that occurred on Wednesday (Dec 25).

In a statement on Thursday, the embassy reported that the tragic crash during an attempted emergency landing of a flight from Baku to Grozny claimed numerous lives. The Azerbaijani government has declared Dec 26 as a National Day of Mourning.

"The Book of Condolences is available for signing at the embassy located at Lot 589, Jalan 6, Taman Ampang Utama, Selangor, with the following schedule: Thursday (Dec 26) from 2 pm to 5.30 pm, and Friday (Dec 27) from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5.30 pm," the statement read.

Condolences can also be expressed in writing by email to the embassy at kualalumpur@mission.mfa.gov.az.

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan has claimed 38 confirmed fatalities, according to Marat Karabayev, Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan, as reported by Azerbaijan State News Agency (Azertac).

--BERNAMA

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