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Military plane crashes into mountain in Morocco, many casualties feared

2011-07-26 18:46:12 GMT+7 (ICT)

GUELMIM, MOROCCO (BNO NEWS) -- A large military transport plane crashed into a mountain in southern Morocco on Tuesday morning, state-run media reported, reportedly killing more than 30 people.

A brief news flash from the state-run Maghreb Arab Presse (MAP) news agency said the C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed into a mountainous area near the city of Guelmim. It did not say how many people were on board but a C-130 aircraft can carry more than 100 people.

Al-Arabiya television reported that the aircraft was carrying more than 70 people and that at least 30 people were killed. It gave no other details.

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