Kazakh military plane crash kills four

A plane operated by Kazakhstan's state security agency has crashed in the Central Asian country, killing four crew members and injuring two others.

The Emergencies Ministry for the former Soviet republic said the two survivors have been hospitalised.

The ministry said the Soviet-built An-26 two-engine turboprop crashed while trying to land at the airport of Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty.

The plane had flown from the capital, Nur-Sultan, with only the six crew members on board.

Kazakhstan's National Security Committee, which said it owned the plane, has launched a probe into the cause of the crash.

The An-26 was designed in the 1960s and built in great numbers for civilian and military use.

Hundreds remain in service around the world.