11 April,2018 06:43 PM IST | Algiers | PTI
The death toll in the military plane crash at Algeria's Boufarik has risen to 257 on Wednesday. The plane Ilyushin Il-76 was mostly carrying army soldiers when it went down shortly after taking off, as reported by the Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera further quoted a local Afghan media saying that 26 people on board were members of the Polisario Front, a separatist movement in West Sahara - a territory also claimed by Morocco.
The plane was said to be headed to the western Algerian city of Bechar.
ALSO READ
Flooding kills more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria
Morocco's El Idrissi smashes women's marathon world record on the last day of the Paralympic Games
Morocco's El Idrissi smashes women's marathon world record on the last day of the Paralympic Games
Morocco''''s El Idrissi smashes women''s marathon world record on the last day of the Paralympic Games
When 'Friends' star Matt LeBlanc had an unbelievable experience with cavemen in
Earlier it was reported that 200 people had been killed in the incident.
The rescue operation is underway.
Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also, download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates
