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| Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty | Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty |
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| A passenger plane has crashed near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, killing at least 20 people, officials say. | A passenger plane has crashed near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, killing at least 20 people, officials say. |
| 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 13:00 (07:00 GMT) on approach to Almaty's airport. | Kazakhstan's Scat airlines said it believed everyone on board died when it crashed in heavy fog at 13:00 (07:00 GMT) on approach to Almaty's airport. |
| Last month, a military plane carrying top Kazakh security officials crashed, killing all 27 people on board. | Last month, a military plane carrying top Kazakh security officials crashed, killing all 27 people on board. |
| "According to preliminary information there are no survivors," Scat said on Tuesday in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency. | "According to preliminary information there are no survivors," Scat said on Tuesday in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency. |
| The airline has said that that 20 people - 15 passengers and five crew members - were on board the Canadian-built Bombardier aircraft, though other reports suggest that up to 22 people might have been. | The airline has said that that 20 people - 15 passengers and five crew members - were on board the Canadian-built Bombardier aircraft, though other reports suggest that up to 22 people might have been. |
| Poor visibility | Poor visibility |
| Kazakhstan's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, extended his condolences to the relatives of those killed in the crash. A government commission has been set up to investigate the cause. | Kazakhstan's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, extended his condolences to the relatives of those killed in the crash. A government commission has been set up to investigate the cause. |
| 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 the Reuters news agency. | "There was no fire, no explosion. The plane just plunged to the earth," Yuri Ilyin, deputy head of Almaty's emergencies department, told the Reuters news agency. |
| An emergency team is working at the crash site, near the village of Kyzyl Tu. | An emergency team is working at the crash site, near the village of Kyzyl Tu. |
| The authorities will soon announce if weather conditions or other factors were to blame for the crash, our correspondent says. | The authorities will soon announce if weather conditions or other factors were to blame for the crash, our correspondent says. |
| However, Almaty's deputy mayor, Maulen Mukashev, visited the crash site and was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying: "The preliminary cause of the accident is bad weather. | However, Almaty's deputy mayor, Maulen Mukashev, visited the crash site and was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying: "The preliminary cause of the accident is bad weather. |
| "Not a single part of the plane was left intact after it came down." | "Not a single part of the plane was left intact after it came down." |
| 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. |