Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport
A plane with 100 people on board has crashed in Kazakhstan, airport officials say.
They say the Bek Air aircraft went down shortly after taking off at Almaty airport on Friday morning local time. Emergency service personnel have rushed to the scene. Seven deaths have been confirmed but it is not known if there are any survivors. The plane was en route from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, to the country's capital of Nursultan.It said the plane lost height at 07:22 local time , before striking a concrete barrier and crashing into a two-storey building.
Footage has emerged rescuers working at the scene. In it, a woman can be heard calling for an ambulance.
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