The Most Tragic Plane Crash of the Decade
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A military plane carrying Algerian armed forces crashed into a mountain and exploded, killing 77 people.
On February 11th, 2014, The Hercule-C130 military transport plane carried 78 soldiers with their families and had four crew members. Due to the weather (a snowstorm), the plane crashed into a mountain, split into two pieces and exploded, killing 77 soldiers and an unknown total number of people (it is estimated that there were 103 people killed in total). The mountain it crashed into is called Mount Fertas and it is located near the village Oulea Galem, 500 kilometers away from Algiers in Algeria.
The weather conditions were very bad and the crew was not prepared, so the plane crashed into mount Fertas due to a snowstorm. An investigation team will be sent to investigate the wreck and the crash site.
"Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared a three day national mourning period and offered his condolences to the families of the victims", the state run Algerie Presse Service (ASP) reported.
"An investigation team has been created and sent to the scene to determine the cause and exact circumstances of this tragic accident", the Algerian Ministry of Defense stated.
The plane was flying from Tamanrasset in Southern Algeria to Constantine in in the east of Algeria. The chief of staff and the Deputy defense minister Anmed Gaid Salah will investigate directly on the plane crash. The case was the worst plane crash in Algeria since 2003 when an Air Algerie jet crashed shortly after takeoff and 102 people were killed.
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