20 presumed dead in Kazakhstan crash
2013-01-29 15:16
Almaty - The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its aeroplanes
has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are
believed dead.
A SCAT statement says 15 passengers and five crew members
were aboard the plane that crashed on Tuesday and no survivors have been
reported.
The Interfax news agency cited the deputy governor of
Almaty province, Amandyk Batalov, as saying the aircraft was flying from the
northern town of Kokshetau.
Details on the crash were sparse and the type of plane
was unknown.
SCAT flies Boeing 757s and 737s along with the Yak-42 and
the An-24.
This is the second major aircraft accident in Kazakhstan
in the past month.
In December, 27 people died when an An-72 military plane
crashed near the southern city of Shymkent.
- AP
