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At least 200 people have died as result of an Algerian military plane crash, Asharq AL-awsat outlet reported Wednesday.
The incident reportedly occurred at 8:00 a.m. local time, when allegedly an Il-76 or Il-78 aircraft crashed near the airport of the Algerian city of Blida, Boufarik province.
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.
#BREAKING: No survivors in Boufarik millitary plane crash in #Algeria, ‘around 200’ were on board pic.twitter.com/AK0DfCr1zq
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) April 11, 2018
Earlier meadia 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, at least 181 people have died in the crash.
