There were also 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens.
An Azerbaijan Airlines crashed on Wednesday morning in the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 on board the Embraer 190, according to officials.
If confirmed, the incident would correlate with the 2014 downing of the MH17 airliner by Russian-backed forces in the Donbas, also with a surface-to-air missile.
Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general’s office said previously that 32 of the 67 people on board the plane had survived.
According to Azerbaijan Airlines, 37 passengers were Azerbaijani citizens.
Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft making what appeared to be a figure-eight once nearing the airport in Aktau.
In a statement, Azerbaijan Airlines said it would keep members of the public updated and changed its social media banners to solid black. »
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