Armenian President expresses condolences over air crash near Almaty,  resulting in casualties

ArmInfo. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian sent a letter of condolences on December 27 to President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in connection with a plane crash resulting in human casualties.

As the press service of the President of Armenia informs, Armen  Sarkissian asked to convey condolences and support to the relatives  of the victims and wished speedy recovery to the victims.

This morning, the Fokker-100 Bek Air airline, with 98 people on  board, crashed after taking off near Almaty. The crash killed 12  people. One of the victims of the tragedy was the aircraft commander,  the co-pilot was seriously injured. 53 victims, including nine  children, were delivered to Almaty hospitals.  Ten people are in  critical condition. At the crash site, flight recorders were found. A  pre-trial investigation has been launched on a security violation  article. Possible causes of the crash, investigators call the pilots  error and technical malfunction. Fokker-100 flights and Bek Air  airline operations have been suspended.