April 11, 2018 / 8:35 AM / Updated 33 minutes ago

At least 100 killed in military plane crash in Algeria: local media

ALGIERS (Reuters) - At least 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.

Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed, Aidan Lewis and Ulf Laessing; editing by John Stonestreet