NUR-SULTAN, December 27. /TASS/: Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared December 28 a national day of mourning in the wake of Friday’s Bek Air plane crash near Almaty, Presidential Spokesman Berik Uali wrote on his Facebook page.
"President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared December 28, 2019, a national day of mourning in connection with the deadly passenger plane crash near Almaty," he wrote.
Tleukhan Abildaev, Head of the Public Healthcare Department, earlier told reporters at a press briefing that a total of 66 people had been taken to the city’s medical organizations by ambulance teams, 50 of them were hospitalized.
A Bek Air plane en route from Almaty to Nur-Sultan crashed shortly after takeoff outside the Almaty airport early Friday. The plane lost altitude and crashed into a concrete structure. There were 95 passengers and five crewmembers onboard. A government commission has been set up to investigate the crash.
