ALGIERS: An Algerian military plane crashed on Wednesday near Boufarik airport next to the capital Algiers. The plane was reportedly carrying more than 100 military workforce personnel. At least 105 are terribly dead in the crash, including 26 from Western Sahara As per reports of ZEE News.

Some reports claims that there were at least two hundred people on board the aircraft. At least 14 ambulances are present at the spot .The injured are being rushed to the hospital. All roads near the airport have been closed for emergency services and for rescue operations to be carried out.

Television footage showed black smoke caught the wind near a motorway and a crowd of security officials and others standing in a field next to the crash site. The tail fin of a plane could be seen above olive trees, with smoke and flames mounting from the wreckage.

The crash held soon after take-off at Boufarik military airport near the capital, Algiers.

According to reports, the plane was an Ilyushin Il-76 and was headed to the western Algerian city of Bechar.

 Worth mention here IL-76 is a medium-range military transport aircraft and also known by the Nato codename 'Candid'. The aircraft is mainly used to drop paratroopers, carry troop forces and battle material with crews and armaments, as well as medium-sized battle tanks, airlift cargo for troop forces and transport for disaster relief operations.