Passenger Airplane with 100 on Board Crashes in Kazakhstan

The crash
occurred near the Kazakh city of Almaty. The city airport said in a Facebook
post some people have survived the accident.

A plane
belonging to Bek Air company with 100 people aboard has crashed near the city
of Almaty, Kazakhstan, the city airport reported on Friday.

The Ministry
of Industry and Infrastructure reports about at least seven people killed in
the incident.

According to
the Ministry, the aircraft lost altitude after take-off and crashed into a
two-story building in residential area.

There were
95 passengers and 5 crew members on board. The plane was travelling from Almaty
to the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan but got disappeared from radars.

There is no
fire at the scene. The rescue operation is now underway. The government
commission has headed to the scene to determine the cause of the accident.