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Algerian military plane crashes, 'killing 103'
An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, with 103 passengers and crew feared dead, local media say.
The plane - believed to be a Hercules C-130 - crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province.
It was en route to Constantine from Ouargla in bad weather, an "informed source" told radio station Ennahar.
The plane was said to have been carrying military personnel and family members.
Its original departure point is believed to have been the Sahara Desert city of Tamanrasset in the south, but it had made a stop in Ouargla.
Ennahar's source said contact was lost with the military plane between Constantine and Oum al-Bouaghi.
A senior military official, Col Lahmadi Bouguern, told state media said that bad weather and gusty winds were the probable cause of the crash.
The plane was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - as well as four crew members, a security source told AFP news agency.
"There were no survivors," the source added.
BBC News - Algerian military plane crashes, 'killing 103'
Military plane crashes in eastern Algeria, 103 dead - TV| Reuters
Official: Algeria military plane crash kills 103 - The Washington Post
An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, with 103 passengers and crew feared dead, local media say.
The plane - believed to be a Hercules C-130 - crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province.
It was en route to Constantine from Ouargla in bad weather, an "informed source" told radio station Ennahar.
The plane was said to have been carrying military personnel and family members.
Its original departure point is believed to have been the Sahara Desert city of Tamanrasset in the south, but it had made a stop in Ouargla.
Ennahar's source said contact was lost with the military plane between Constantine and Oum al-Bouaghi.
A senior military official, Col Lahmadi Bouguern, told state media said that bad weather and gusty winds were the probable cause of the crash.
The plane was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - as well as four crew members, a security source told AFP news agency.
"There were no survivors," the source added.
BBC News - Algerian military plane crashes, 'killing 103'
Military plane crashes in eastern Algeria, 103 dead - TV| Reuters
Official: Algeria military plane crash kills 103 - The Washington Post
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