12 killed as Bek Air plane crashes shortly after take-off in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has revised the death toll from the Bek Air plane crash near its Almaty airport from 15 to 12. More than 60 are injured -- nine of them are children and 10 adults are in critical condition. The jet, which was heading to the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan, crashed shortly after take-off at around 7am local time. It was carrying 93 passengers and five crew members. A special commission has been set up to determine the cause of the crash of the Fokker 100 aircraft.

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