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Algerian military plane crashes - 100 feared dead Algerian army plane crashes - scores dead, one survivor
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An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country with 103 passengers and crew on board. An Algerian military transport plane has crashed in mountains in the north-east of the country, killing most of the reported 103 passengers and crew on board.
The Hercules C-130 crashed in a mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi province, en route to Constantine. The Hercules C-130 crashed in Oum al-Bouaghi province, en route to Constantine, in bad weather conditions.
One survivor has been found and the search continues, emergency services official Col Farid Nechad told public radio. One survivor has been found and the search continues, emergency official Col Farid Nechad told public radio.
The plane is said to have been carrying military personnel and family members.The plane is said to have been carrying military personnel and family members.
Women and children were among 71 bodies recovered from the crash site, public radio reported. The survivor is a soldier who is now being treated for head injuries at a military hospital in Algiers, a retired Algerian intelligence official told Associated Press news agency, on condition of anonymity.
The plane's 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. Women and children were among 77 bodies recovered from the crash site so far.
Dozens of rescue workers are said to have reached the scene, despite the mountainous terrain and wintry weather conditions.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent his condolences to families of the victims and has decreed three days of national mourning to begin on Wednesday, said state TV.
'Storm and snowfall'
The plane was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - as well as four crew members.
The plane's original departure point was the Sahara Desert garrison city of Tamanrasset, 1,500km (950 miles) south of Constantine, but it had made a stop in Ouargla.
A source told radio station 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.A source told radio station 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. It crashed into Djebel Fertas mountain, some 380km (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers.
He said bad weather and gusty winds were the probable cause of the crash. "Very bad weather conditions, involving a storm and heavy snowfall, were behind the crash," the defence ministry was quoted as saying in a statement.
The plane was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - as well as four crew members, a security source told AFP news agency.
This is the worst plane crash in Algeria for more than 10 years and the third involving an Algerian military Hercules.This is the worst plane crash in Algeria for more than 10 years and the third involving an Algerian military Hercules.
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.