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12 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many survive

The aircraft disappears from the radar minutes after it taking off from Almaty airport

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Rescuers working at the site of a passenger plane crash outside Almaty. Pic/AFP

Rescuers working at the site of a passenger plane crash outside Almaty. Pic/AFP

Almaty: Twelve people died when a plane carrying 100 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan's largest city on Friday and slammed into a house, but many onboard survived.

A video released by the Central Asian country's emergencies committee showed the 23-year-old plane operated by budget carrier Bek Air torn into pieces with its nose crushed into a collapsed house.

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