An Algerian military plane has crashed near an airport outside the capital, Algiers killing over 100 military personnel.
The aircraft is an Ilyushin II-76, and can carry around 120 passengers.
It came down near Boufarik airport, local Television station, Algerie24 reports.
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.
The tail fin of a plane could be seen above olive trees, with smoke and flames rising from the wreckage.
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