WATCH: Scores feared dead after military plane crashes near Algiers

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Published Apr 11, 2018

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Algiers - An Algerian military plane

crashed near an airport outside the capital Algiers, killing

several people on Wednesday, local media and a witness said.

More than 100 military personnel were on board the plane

when it came down near Boufarik airport, local channel Ennahar

TV reported. There was no immediate confirmation from

authorities.

Television footage showed black smoke billowing near a

motorway and a crowd of security officials and others standing

in a field next to the crash site.

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The tail fin of a plane could be seen above olive trees,

with smoke and flames rising from the wreckage. 

Reuters

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