Algerian C-130 Hercules carrying soldiers and families crashes, killing 103 people — reports
AN ALGERIAN military aircraft has crashed in the east of the country killing all 103 people on board, an Algerian security source said.
The C-130 Hercules aircraft, which was flying to the easte city of Constantine crashed "in poor weather conditions” in Oum El Bouaghi, around 500 kilometres east of the capital, Algerian radio said.
Witnesses in the area say the plane clipped a mountain and then crashed.
The plane was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - as well as four crew members, the source said.
"There were no survivors,” the source added.
— more to come
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