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Algerian military plane crashes, 'killing 103' Algerian military plane crashes - 100 feared dead
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An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in the north-east of the country, with 103 passengers and crew feared dead, local media say. An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country with 103 passengers and crew on board.
The plane - believed to be a Hercules C-130 - crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province. The plane - reported to be a Hercules C-130 - crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province, en route to Constantine.
It was en route to Constantine from Ouargla in bad weather, an "informed source" told radio station Ennahar. An "informed source" told Ennahar radio station a badly injured survivor had been found and taken to hospital.
The plane was said to have been carrying military personnel and family members. The plane is 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. Women and children were among the dead, officials said.
Ennahar's source said contact was lost with the military plane between Constantine and Oum al-Bouaghi. Its original departure point is believed to have been the Sahara Desert garrison city of Tamanrasset, 1,500km (950 miles) south of Constantine, but it had made a stop in Ouargla.
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 source told Ennahar - which has close links to the government and army - that contact was lost with the military plane between Oum al-Bouaghi and Constantine, as it may have been starting to make its descent prior to landing.
It crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain, some 380km (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers, senior military official Col Lahmadi Bouguern was quoted as saying on state media.
He said 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.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.
Ennahar reported that ambulances had been dispatched to the crash zone, which is some 380km (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers.
An Air Algerie Boeing 737 crashed on take-off from Tamanrasset in 2003, killing all but one of the 103 people on board.An Air Algerie Boeing 737 crashed on take-off from Tamanrasset in 2003, killing all but one of the 103 people on board.