An Antonov An-26 plane has crash-landed in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the city's airport has said. The Soviet-designed aircraft is used as a military transport by the militaries of both Russia and Kazakhstan.
The origin of the crashed plane was not immediately confirmed, but some media reports have said it belongs to the Kazakh border guard service. According to the Almaty airport, there were six people on board, and their status remains unknown.
The An-26 normally requires a crew of five and has the capacity to fly 40 passengers. It has two turboprop engines, weighs 15 tons, and has a range of 1,100 km when fully loaded.
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