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Kazakhstan Plane Crash, Bek Air plane near Almaty airport
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50922219
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The Bek Air plane was flying from Almaty - Kazakhstan's largest city - to the capital Nur-Sultan when it smashed into a building just after take-off.
The Fokker aircraft had 100 passenger and crew on board. Survivors described walking from the wreckage into the dark and snow.
About 60 are being treated in hospital. The cause of the crash is unclear.
A Reuters reporter close to the scene said there was heavy fog at the time.
There has been conflicting information about the death toll. The interior ministry initially said 15 people had been killed, but it later published a list of victims that mentioned only 12 dead - including the captain.
What's known about the crash?
The Fokker 100 plane was carrying 95 passengers - including eight children - as well as five crew, the interior ministry said.
The Flightradar24 information website said the flight departed at 01:21 GMT, and "the last signal was received in that same minute".
The airport said the plane lost height at 07:22 local time (01:22 GMT), before striking a concrete barrier and crashing into a two-storey building.
There was no fire upon impact.
Maral Erman, one of the survivors, said the plane was shaking during take-off, Tengri News website reports. She said it first felt as if the plane had landed, but in fact "we hit something".
"There wasn't much chaos on board," she said. "There were no screaming." Ms Erman said the crew opened the exit for passengers to get out of the aircraft.
She added that she later saw the plane had "split in half".
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