Almaty mayor visits those injured in Bek Air plane crash

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Almaty mayor Bakytzhan Sagintayev has visited the site of the Bek Air plane crash and those injured in the fatal accident, Kazinform has learnt from the city’s press service.
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«This morning Bakytzhan Sagintayev visited the Fokker-100 plane crash site. Mayor Sagintayev inspected the course of search and rescue operation,» the press service said.

After that the mayor paid a visit to the terminal of the Almaty International Airport from which the Bek Air plane had taken off right before the smashing into a building not far from Almaty. Bakytzhan Sagintayev also visited those injured in the plane crash at a local hospital and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.

Earlier it was reported that the Bek Air passenger plane carrying 95 passengers and 5 crew members crashed near Almaty city after taking off at the Almaty International Airport. According to preliminary data, 15 people were killed. Dozens sustained various injuries.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and vowed those responsible in the plane crash will be punished.

A special commission led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin will investigate the causes of the plane crash.


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