Twelve people have died in a plane crash near the main city of Kazakhstan, authorities say
Ukraine's embassy in Kazakhstan said two of its nationals had spinal injuries but their lives were not in danger.
"Either this is a pilot error, or there were technical reasons," Mr Sklyar said at a press conference in Almaty.A purported recording of communications between a dispatcher at Almaty airport and the Bek Air crew that was broadcast by Russian private media REN TV heard the craft's pilot wish the dispatcher a"good day" before being cleared for take off.
The interior ministry said it had also launched a criminal investigation into the incident over violations of air transport safety rules.Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of KazakhstanThe plane was 23 years old but had passed safety checks in May, Kazakh authorities said. Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways phased out its Dutch-built Fokker-100s earlier this year after 15 years of service.Eight of the victims died at the scene of the disaster, two while receiving medical attention at the airport and two in hospital.
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