The Algerian state news agency described the plane that crashed Tuesday as a U.S.-made C-130 transport like the one shown. It was flying from the southern city of Tamanrasset and crashed in bad weather in the eastern area of the country.
An Algerian civil defence commander says one person survived and all 102 others died in the crash of a military transport plane in eastern Algeria.
Commander Farid Nechad, who is based in Algiers, told The Associated Press that 55 bodies have been recovered so far from Tuesday's crash and everyone besides the survivor is presumed dead.
The U.S.-built C-130 Hercules transport crashed in a mountainous area some 50 kilometres southeast of the city of Constantine in the province of Oum El Bouaghi. The C-130, built by Lockheed, could be seen broken into three parts.
Algerian news media gave conflicting death tolls, however, and state radio reported that 99 people were killed. It was not possible to immediately reconcile the different reports.
Col. Lahmadi Bouguern, spokesman for the eastern military region, told the state news agency the crash was caused by a lack of visibility and the strong winds that have buffeted the region the past few days. Winds were 31-52 km/h at the time, according to the aviation-safety.net website.
The worst plane crash in Algerian history occurred in 2003, when 102 people were killed after a civilian airliner crashed at the end of the runway in Tamanrasset.
In November 2012, an Algerian military cargo plane crashed in southern France, killing all six people aboard.
Commander Farid Nechad, who is based in Algiers, told The Associated Press that 55 bodies have been recovered so far from Tuesday's crash and everyone besides the survivor is presumed dead.
The U.S.-built C-130 Hercules transport crashed in a mountainous area some 50 kilometres southeast of the city of Constantine in the province of Oum El Bouaghi. The C-130, built by Lockheed, could be seen broken into three parts.
Algerian news media gave conflicting death tolls, however, and state radio reported that 99 people were killed. It was not possible to immediately reconcile the different reports.
Col. Lahmadi Bouguern, spokesman for the eastern military region, told the state news agency the crash was caused by a lack of visibility and the strong winds that have buffeted the region the past few days. Winds were 31-52 km/h at the time, according to the aviation-safety.net website.
The worst plane crash in Algerian history occurred in 2003, when 102 people were killed after a civilian airliner crashed at the end of the runway in Tamanrasset.
In November 2012, an Algerian military cargo plane crashed in southern France, killing all six people aboard.
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