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Azerbaijani Embassy in Pakistan: There were 3 Azerbaijani citizens on board of the plane crashed in Afghanistan

06 July 2011 10:40 (UTC +04:00)

â€œIt has already been specified that three crew members are citizens of Azerbaijan. Now there is information that our citizens can be 4. The rest of the crew is nationals of Uzbekistan. Information was provided to us from official sources in Afghanistanâ€, Garibli said.

To him, a commission including also Azerbaijani experts will investigate the crash: â€œThe plane crashed in mountainous terrain and rescue team was unable to arrive at the scene yet. Therefore, details will be announced later when the team gets to the place of the crashâ€.

Commenting on the possibility that the plane was shot down by the movement of "Taliban", Garibli noted that this probability is very low: â€œTypically, Taliban immediately takes responsibility for what happenedâ€.

Note that, earlier, a representative of the movement "Taliban" Zabibulla Modzhahid told Afghan media that Azerbaijani plane was shot down by Taliban.

On July 6, 2011, at about 00.10, while preparing to land in Bagram airport, the communication with IL-76 4K-AZ 55 belonging to Azerbaijanâ€™s Silk Way aviation company suddenly broke off and its view disappeared in radars. According to statement made by Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration, the aircraft collided with unknown object in the air.