Passenger jet crashes shortly after takeoff in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Washington Post

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

MOSCOW — A passenger plane with 98 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff near Almaty airport in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others.

The Bek Air jet, a Fokker 100, struck a concrete barrier before crashing into a two-story building, Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee said in a statement. All Bek Air flights and Fokker 100 aircraft in Kazakhstan were suspended from operations pending an investigation.

The flight took off at 7:22 a.m. local time, bound for Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan. There was no fire at the crash site.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed condolences on Twitter to the victims’ families and friends, adding that a government commission has been created to investigate the crash.


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[Demonaut]

1. what if the headline read "86 survive ,out of a plane carrying 98, crashes in Kazakhstan"

are we too stupid for math?
or because we would rather focus on the negative?


Not critical of you Omaha, the Washington Post is becoming more sensational.

curious, is mine terrible too?

[Stuart G]

2. I read the headline, NOT the entire article...You are correct. 86 survived is really good news.

Often in crashes of this type, there are no one survives. You have an outstanding take on this news.