The Latest: Algerian radio says over 100 dead in plane crash
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The Latest on the crash of a military plane in Algeria (all times local):
10 a.m.
Algerian state radio says that more than 100 people were killed in a military plane crash southwest of the capital.
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The radio report said the cause of the crash Wednesday near an air base in Boufarik remains unclear.
Algerian state news agency said the Soviet-designed Il-76 plane was headed for Bechar in southwest Algeria.
Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the crash.
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Boufarik is located in northern Algeria some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital, Algiers.
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9:40 a.m.
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Algeria's state news agency says that a military plane has crashed near the military base of Boufarik in Algeria.
The Algerie Presse service agency said the Iliouchine-type plane was headed for Bechar in southwest Algeria.
Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the crash. No death toll was immediately available.
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Boufarik is located in northern Algeria, near the Mediterranean sea, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital, Algiers.