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Algerian military plane crashes near the capital Algiers

A file photo taken on March 04, 2004 a Russian Ilyushin 76 (IL-76) plane is seen at Moscow's airport. Scores feared dead as Algerian military plane Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the capital Algiers. AFP PHOTO

By  AFP

An Algerian transport plane with around 100 army personnel on board crashed on Wednesday shortly after taking off from an airbase outside the capital.

There was no immediate word on casualties after the plane went down near the Boufarik airbase.

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