20 believed to be dead as plane crashes in Kazakhstan January 29, 2013 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its planes has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are believed dead, according to The Associated Press. A SCAT statement says 15 passengers and five crew members were aboard the plane that crashed Tuesday, Jan 29, and no survivors have been reported. The Interfax news agency cited the deputy governor of Almaty province, Amandyk Batalov, as saying the aircraft was flying from the northern town of Kokshetau. Details on the crash were sparse and the type of plane was unknown. SCAT flies Boeing 757s and 737s along with the Yak-42 and the An-24. This is the second major aircraft accident in Kazakhstan in the past month. In December, 27 people died when an An-72 military plane crashed near the southern city of Shymkent.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
