Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty

A passenger plane has crashed near Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, killing at least 20 people, officials say.

The CRJ-200 aircraft was travelling from the northern town of Kokshetau.

Kazakhstan’s Scat airlines said it believed everyone on board died when it crashed in heavy fog at 13:00 (07:00 GMT) on approach to Almaty’s airport.

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