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Algeria Plane Crash: 247 Killed, No Survivors

Algeria Plane Crash: 247 Killed, No Survivors
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A plane crash in Algeria has reportedly left more than 200 people dead, local media reported.

Algeria Plane Crash: 247 Killed, No Survivors

The military aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-78, went down near an airport at Boufarik - less than 20 miles from the capital Algiers.

It had been transporting dozens of troops and equipment when it crashed just after 8am local time.

Local authorities have deployed 130 members of the civil protection unit, 14 ambulances and 10 truck to evacuate the injured to the scene of the crash, Dia Algerie outlet reported.

Earlier media reports suggested that there were some 200 people aboard the aircraft, all of whom had died in the incident.

However, according to the recent data, provided by En-Nahar broadcaster, citing local Ministry of Internal Affairs, bodies of 247 people killed in the crash have been found at the site of the incident so far.

 

Footage captured by witnesses shows a huge plume of black smoke billowing from an area near the runway.

As many as 14 ambulances and ten fire engines were dispatched to the horror blaze and dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage, according to local reports.

All roads around the airport were closed to help emergency services carry out a desperate rescue mission.

But an Algerian military source told local news broadcaster Al-Hadath that there are no survivors.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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