16:07, 30 December 2012 | GMT +5
President promises support to families of Shymkent plane crash victims
SHYMKENT. December 30. KAZINFORM "Before leaving for this mourning ceremony, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has authorized me to express sympathy, and convey that he shares your grief. The state will do everything to support you in these difficult times," Chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan Nurtai Abykayev told the families of those killed in Shymkent plane crash at the funeral on Sunday.

Today, 16 border guards have been laid to rest in Shymkent.
21 out of 27 victims have been identified so far. The experts are still examining the flight recorder. Examination of the bodies of the other six people continues.