Good morning and welcome to bbc news. At least 15 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. The bek air flight had just taken off from the countrys biggest city, almaty, and was travelling to the capital, nur sultan, when it crashed into a building. 60 others were injured in the crash. 98 people were onboard the flight, including five crew. With me is the independents travel editor, simon calder. Simon, first off, reaction from the Aviation Industry to this crash . Great sadness at another tragedy. This is the third jet Passenger Airline to crush this year after very sadly, the loss of the boeing 737 max in which 157 people died and the superjet 737 max in which 157 people died and the super jet which 737 max in which 157 people died and the superjet which crashed at moscow in may with the loss of 41 lives. Of course, the Aviation Community wants to know what has gone wrong and the investigators will already be at the scene of the accident which took place at kaz
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