97 die in Algerian airliner crash

All 97 people on board an Algerian airliner died today when it crashed shortly after take-off from a town in the south of the North African country.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003 - 15:45

All 97 people on board an Algerian airliner died today when it crashed shortly after take-off from a town in the south of the North African country.

The Air Algerie Boeing 737 crashed just minutes after the plane left Tamanrasset on a flight to the capital, Algiers. The airline said all on board died.

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Courts plane crash Place: North Place: Tamanrasset Place: Algiers Place: Algeria Organisation: Air Algerie

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