No fewer than 100 people were killed in a military plane crash in Algeria on Wednesday, local media said.
Local news website TSA said 105 people had died, quoting what it called provisional figures from the civil service.
A statement from the defense ministry confirming the crash gave no casualty toll. (Reuters/NAN)
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