An Algerian military plane with more than 200 people on board has crashed at an army airport in the north of the country, local media said, killing more than 100 passengers.
The jet crashed on Wednesday morning, shortly after taking off from Boufarik Airport, which is the base for the Air Transport fleet of the Algerian Air Force.

The base is only 20km from the Algerian capital of Algiers.

More than 200 people were on board the military jet, according to local media.

The crashed plane was an Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter, Algerian media report.