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More than 250 dead in Algerian military plane crash
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/11/algeria-military-plane-crash-boufarik<snip>
A military plane carrying soldiers and their families has crashed soon after takeoff in northern Algeria, killing 257 people in what appears to be the worst plane crash in the north African country’s history.
The defence ministry said 247 passengers, made up of Algerian soldiers and their relatives, died along with 10 crew members when the plane crashed into a field on Wednesday, next to an airbase in the town of Boufarik, 20 miles (30km) from the capital, Algiers.
The cause of the crash was unclear and an investigation had been launched, the ministry said. The head of the Algerian army, the vice-minister of defence, and military chief of staff visited the crash site to inspect the wreckage.
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That's so tragic. I wonder how many were children. 
Thanks for posting, malaise.
Heard on BBC that one wing caught fire after take off and that was that
