Officials have comfirmed 257 on board dead in an Algerian military plane near the capital.
The aircraft came down just after taking off from Boufarik military airport, west of Algiers.
Most of the those on board are army personnel and their families, the defence ministry says. Ten crew members also died.
The plane, an Ilyushin Il-76, was travelling to Bechar and Tindouf in the south-west of the country. The Tindouf region, which borders Western Sahara, is home to refugee camps and serves as a base for the Polisario Front.
There are no reports of survivors. The authorities are working to identify remains of those killed.
This is one of the deadliest plane crashes in over two decades.
The aircraft came down just after taking off from Boufarik military airport, west of Algiers.
Most of the those on board are army personnel and their families, the defence ministry says. Ten crew members also died.
The plane, an Ilyushin Il-76, was travelling to Bechar and Tindouf in the south-west of the country. The Tindouf region, which borders Western Sahara, is home to refugee camps and serves as a base for the Polisario Front.
There are no reports of survivors. The authorities are working to identify remains of those killed.
This is one of the deadliest plane crashes in over two decades.
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