Algeria plane crash death toll put at 77

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Algiers, Feb 12 (IANS) An Algerian military plane that crashed into a mountain in the country's eastern region had 78 passengers on board and only one survived, the country's defence ministry said. The C-130 Hercules military plane crashed in the province of Oum El Bouaghi around midday Tuesday on its way from the Tamenrasset airport, some 2,000 km southeast of Algiers, to the Constantine airport, 500 km east of Algeria's capital Algiers, Xinhua reported citing a statement issued by the ministry. A survivor and 76 bodies were recovered at the crash site, including remains of four women, on Mount Fortas at an altitude of 1,400 metres. Nearly 250 emergency personnel were deployed to the crash site despite the difficulties caused by the mountai**us terrain and wintry conditions, said the statement.

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