Kazakh Plane Crash

A build-up of ice may have caused a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan last month in which 12 died but dozens survive, a state commission said on Friday.

Kazakh carrier Bek Air, whose jet crashed near Almaty last week killing 12 people, said on Monday the accident may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately disputed by the Central Asian nation's air navigation company.

A build-up of ice may have caused a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan last month in which 12 died but dozens survive, a state commission said on Friday.

Kazakh carrier Bek Air, whose jet crashed near Almaty last week killing 12 people, said on Monday the accident may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately disputed by the Central Asian nation's air navigation company.