A military plane crash near Boufarik airport in Algeria on Wednesday killed at least 100 people, a local media has reported.
Local news website TSA said 105 people had died, quoting what it called provisional figures from the civil service. A statement from the defence ministry confirming the crash gave no casualty toll.
A Local TV channel reported more than 100 military personnel were on board the plane when it came down near the airport not far from the capital Algiers.
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It happened on Wednesday morning at Boufarik Military Airport, an air force base near the capital, Algiers.
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