Four people died and two more were injured on Saturday after a military plane crashed while trying to land in Kazakhstan ’ s largest city Almaty , authorities said .
“ According to preliminary data , four people died , and two injured were sent to the nearest hospital , ” the emergencies ministry said in a statement .
The plane was traveling to Almaty from the capital Nur -Sultan, the ministry in the Central Asian country said .
Interfax reported that the plane belonged to Kazakhstan ’ s national security committee , a successor to the Soviet- era KGB that controls the national border service .
In December 2019, a dozen of around a hundred passengers died during a crash landing in similarly foggy conditions near the same airport .
The Bek Air carrier that operated the aircraft has not flown since and had its license revoked last year .
