Authorities in Kazakhstan are investigating the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the country, which killed 38 people and injured 29 others on Christmas Day. The big picture: Flight J2-8243 was diverted while en route from Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, to Grozny in southern Russia.

The flight was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s south, when it diverted and attempted an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.

NATO on Thursday called for a full investigation into the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243,