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| Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty | Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty |
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| At least 20 people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty. | At least 20 people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty. |
| The CRJ-200 aircraft was travelling from the northern town of Kokshetau. | The CRJ-200 aircraft was travelling from the northern town of Kokshetau. |
| Kazakhstan's Scat airlines said it believed everyone on board died when it crashed in heavy fog at 1300 local time (0700GMT) on approach to Almaty. | Kazakhstan's Scat airlines said it believed everyone on board died when it crashed in heavy fog at 1300 local time (0700GMT) on approach to Almaty. |
| Last month a military plane carrying top Kazakh security officials crashed, killing all 27 on board. | Last month a military plane carrying top Kazakh security officials crashed, killing all 27 on board. |
| "According to preliminary information there are no survivors," the airline said on Tuesday in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency. | "According to preliminary information there are no survivors," the airline said on Tuesday in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency. |
| The statement added that 20 people were on board the aircraft. | The statement added that 20 people were on board the aircraft. |
| Earlier reports quoted officials as saying that 21 people - 15 passengers and six crew members - were on the plane. | Earlier reports quoted officials as saying that 21 people - 15 passengers and six crew members - were on the plane. |
| Details about the crash are still emerging but it was a very foggy day and visibility was poor, reports the BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov from Almaty. | Details about the crash are still emerging but it was a very foggy day and visibility was poor, reports the BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov from Almaty. |
| "There was no fire, no explosion. The plane just plunged to the earth," Yuri Ilyin, deputy head of Almaty's emergencies department, told Reuters news agency. | |
| An emergency team is working at the site near the village of Kyzyl Tu. | An emergency team is working at the site near the village of Kyzyl Tu. |
| They will soon announce if weather conditions or other factors were to blame for the crash, our correspondent says. | They will soon announce if weather conditions or other factors were to blame for the crash, our correspondent says. |
| Almaty's deputy mayor Maulen Mukashev visited the site of the crashed Canadian-built Bombardier plane, Reuters reports. | |
| "The preliminary cause of the accident is bad weather," Mr Mukashev is quoted as saying. "Not a single part of the plane was left intact after it came down." | "The preliminary cause of the accident is bad weather," Mr Mukashev is quoted as saying. "Not a single part of the plane was left intact after it came down." |
| A government commission has been set up to investigate the causes of the crash. | A government commission has been set up to investigate the causes of the crash. |
| Established in 1997, Scat airlines is based in Kazakhstan with its main base at Shymkent airport - it operates extensive domestic services as well as some international flights. | Established in 1997, Scat airlines is based in Kazakhstan with its main base at Shymkent airport - it operates extensive domestic services as well as some international flights. |
| Are you in the area? You can get in contact using the form below. | Are you in the area? You can get in contact using the form below. |