Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – No citizens of Uzbekistan are among the dead in a plane crash in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 27 December, according to the Uzbek Foreign Ministry.

A passenger plane carrying almost 100 people crashed seconds after takeoff in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more.

Flight Z9-2100, a Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Kazakhstan-based carrier Bek Air, was scheduled to fly from Almaty to Nur-Sultan.

The Consulate General keeps the situation under control.