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Army plane crashes in eastern Algeria, 99 dead: radio

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AFP Algiers
Last Updated : Feb 11 2014 | 7:03 PM IST
An Algerian military aircraft crashed in the east of the country today, killing at least 99 people, Algerian radio announced.
The C-130 Hercules aircraft, which crashed in Oum El Bouaghi, around 500 kilometres east of the capital, was carrying soldiers and members of their families, a security source told AFP.

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First Published: Feb 11 2014 | 7:03 PM IST

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