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C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes in Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria
Dozens have died after a military transport aircraft carrying troops and family members crashed in eastern Algeria. The C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed in Oum El Bouaghi, about 500 kilometers east of the capital.
Rescuers have found one survivor after a plane crashed Tuesday in Algeria.
On Tuesday, media reported that the crash had killed 77 people roughly 300 miles east of the capital, Algiers. Preliminary reports blamed the weather, a mix of wind and snow.
The flight had been headed toward the northeastern city of Constantine.
The plane crashed in a mountainous area in the Oum El Bouaghi province, according to the reports.
mkg/dr (Reuters, AFP, dpa, AP)
- Date 11.02.2014
- Related Subjects Algeria
- Keywords C-130, Hercules, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, Ennahar
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