Algerian PM blames bad weather for plane crash
 

Algiers, July 27 (IANS) Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said the Air Algerie flight AH5017 crashed probably due to bad weather. The aircraft encountered complicated weather conditions, including thick clouds, strong wind and a sand storm, soon after takeoff, Xinhua quoted Sellal as saying Saturday. There is ** information to indicate that rebels in **rthern Mali, where the airliner crashed, were equipped with ******* capable of hitting the aircraft flying at an altitude of 10,000 metres, Sellal added. An analysis of the black boxes and the crash site could determine further causes leading to the crash.

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