ALMATY - Twenty-two passengers were killed after an Antonov An-72 military plane crashed Tuesday near Shymkent, the administrative center of the Southern Kazakhstan region, Interfax news agency reported.
Preliminary findings show the plane was carrying high-ranking officials from the Kazakh National Security Committee's Border Service, said the report.
Meanwhile, a local TV station reported that the plane belonged to the country's security service.
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