A privately owned German jet crashed and exploded while taking off from an airport in Kazakhstan's commercial capital on Wednesday, killing one passenger and injuring three crewmembers, officials said, according to AP. The Challenger 604 business jet had been on its way from Hannover, Germany, to Hong Kong and landed for refueling at the Almaty airport. While taking off early Wednesday, it veered off the runway and exploded, Almaty rescue service said in a statement. Two pilots and a flight attendant were injured and the single passenger on board died in the accident, it said. The passenger was not identified by name, and the reason for the crash was not immediately clear.
