Plane crash kills at least 20 in Kazakhstan


KYZYL TU, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A passenger plane crashed in thick fog near Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty on Tuesday and broke into pieces when it slammed into the ground, killing at least 20 people.

Private Kazakh airline SCAT said all 15 passengers and five crew were killed when the Canadian-built Bombardier Challenger CRJ-200 came down near the village of Kyzyl Tu about five km (three miles) from Almaty's airport.

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