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Photos: 12 killed, 49 hurt after plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Almaty - 100 people were on board the Bek Air plane, including five staff.

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At least 66 others survived with injuries, 50 of them hospitalised.
The Central Asian country’s emergencies committee said that 100 people were on board the Bek Air plane, including five staff.
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The Bek Air aircraft hit a concrete fence and a two-story building after takeoff from Almaty International Airport. It lost attitude at 7:22 a.m. (0122 GMT), the airport said.
In a statement on its Facebook page, the airport said there was no fire and a rescue operation got underway immediately following the crash.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pledged to provide families of the victims with compensation and tweeted that those responsible “will be severely punished in accordance with the law.”
Tokayev also said that a government commission had been set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
Footage showed the front of the broken-up fuselage rammed a house and the rear of the plane lying in the field next to the airport.
AFP

Published: Fri 27 Dec 2019, 7:35 AM

Last updated: Sat 28 Dec 2019, 12:15 AM

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