At least 100 killed in military plane crash in Algeria

At least 100 people were killed in a military plane crash in Algeria on Wednesday, Reuters with reference to the local media reported.

Local news website TSA said 105 people had died, quoting what it called provisional figures from the civil service.

A statement from the defense ministry confirming the crash gave no casualty toll.

12:38 (GMT+4) No less than 200 military servicemen might have died in a crash of an Ilyushin-76 military transport plane in Algeria. The plane crashed shortly after leaving the airdrome of a military base in Boufarik, 50 kilometers south of the capital Algiers, Al-Hadath TV said, TASS reports.

The plane instantly caught fire.

There have been no official statements from the Algerian authorities so far.