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Kazakhstan plane crash has killed 15 people

Original title: 15 people have been killed in the crash of a passenger plane carrying 98 people in Kazakhstan

The Civil Aviation Commission of Kazakhstan said that the plane carried 93 passengers and 5 crew members. A plane carrying 98 people crashed shortly after taking off from Almaty airport in Kazakhstan on the morning of the 27th local time, Russia reported today. So far, the accident has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of people.

The Civil Aviation Commission of Kazakhstan said that the plane carried 93 passengers and 5 crew members. Earlier, several media said there were 100 people on board, including 95 passengers and 5 crew members.

It is reported that at the time of the accident, the passenger plane was preparing to fly from Almaty International Airport to the capital, Nur Sudan. The crashed plane was a medium-sized double turbofan fokker-100 passenger plane. After the accident, the aviation authorities of Kazakhstan immediately announced a ban on all such aircraft and said that a special committee would be established to investigate the accident.

At present, dozens of rescue workers and medical personnel are still searching for survivors, and at least 8 children have been rescued from the ruins and sent to the hospital. Medical staff said that after the accident, a total of 66 people were taken to hospital.

Source: Beijing News