Algerian military plane crash kills 257 people
The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Boufarik air base, between Algiers and the city of Blida. Ten of those killed were the plane crew, according to state-run Radio Algérie. It was not…
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Nearly 260 people dead after military plane crashes in Algeria
Nearly 260 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed soon after takeoff, officials said. TV footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near the Boufarik military base, near…
Algerian military transport plane crashes, killing 257 people
An Algerian military transport plane crashed Wednesday shortly after taking off from an air base south of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 257 people, according to the Algerian Defense Ministry. The Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76…
Algerian military transport plane crashes, killing 257 people
An Algerian military transport plane crashed Wednesday shortly after taking off from an air base south of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 257 people, according to the Algerian Defense Ministry. The Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76…
Algeria declares three days of mourning over deadly plane crash
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has decreed three days of national mourning after 257 people were killed in the country’s worst plane crash, the state press service, Algerie Presse Service, reported on Wednesday. “Following the crash…
Algeria’s worst-ever air crash kills 250 soliders and their families
A military plane packed with soldiers and their family members has crash landed on a farm — killing more than 250 people — just moments after take-off from an airbase in the north-African city of…
Nearly 260 people dead after military plane crashes in Algeria
Nearly 260 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed soon after takeoff, officials said. TV footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near the Boufarik military base, near…
At Least 257 People Killed in Algerian Military Plane Crash
(ALGIERS, Algeria) — A military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria on Wednesday, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the worst plane…
At least 250 people killed in Algeria plane crash
More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria’s capital with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took off. Dozens of…
Nearly 260 people dead after military plane crashes in Algeria
Nearly 260 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed soon after takeoff, officials said. TV footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near the Boufarik military base, near…
Algerian military transport plane crashes, killing 257 people
An Algerian military transport plane crashed Wednesday shortly after taking off from an air base south of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 257 people, according to the Algerian Defense Ministry. The Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76…
Algerian military transport plane crashes, killing 257 people
An Algerian military transport plane crashed Wednesday shortly after taking off from an air base south of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 257 people, according to the Algerian Defense Ministry. The Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76…
At least 257 people dead in plane crash in Algeria
Algeria’s Defence Ministry says at least 257 people have died after a military aircraft crashed near a base at Boufarik. It is feared nobody on board the aircraft survived the crash. World | Daily Telegraph…
Nearly 260 people dead after military plane crashes in Algeria
Nearly 260 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed soon after takeoff, officials said. TV footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near the Boufarik military base, near…
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than 250 people were killed when a military plane crashed in a field near Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly…
Algerian military transport plane crashes killing 257 soldiers and their families
An Algerian military transport plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from an air base south of the capital, Algiers, killing 257 people, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense. The Russian-built Ilyushin…
Algeria state TV: 257 killed in Boufarik military plane crash
The military plane was reportedly heading to the western Algerian city of Bechar when it crashed [AFP] At least 257 people have been killed after a military plane crashed near the Boufarik airbase outside the…
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash – state TV
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said. Bodies are seen…