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| Military plane crashes in eastern Algeria, 'killing 103' | |
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| An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, killing 103 passengers and crew, Algerian 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. | |
| There are reports that the plane was carrying military personnel and family members. | There are reports that the plane was carrying military personnel and family members. |
| Ennahar's source said contact was lost with the military plane between Constantine and Oum al-Bouaghi. | |
| The source suggested bad weather conditions could have played a role in 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. | |
| There has been no official confirmation from the army as yet. | There has been no official confirmation from the army as yet. |
| Ennahar reports that ambulances have been dispatched to the crash zone, which is some 380km (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers. | Ennahar reports that ambulances have been dispatched to the crash zone, which is some 380km (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers. |