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Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Michael Okwu
December 26, 2024

What might be the most plausible cause of a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed at least 38 people? Richard Levy, an aviation consultant based in Dallas and also a former military and commercial pilot, speaks to DW.

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