The crash occurred in the north-east of Alegeria, according to a local source contact with the presumably C-130H Hercules was broken between Oum al-Bouaghi and Constantine.

The plane crashed in a mountain region about 380 kilometers east of Algiers. On board 99 passengers (soldiers and their families) and four crewmembers.

In bad weather conditions the plane hit a mountain and crashed eyewitnesses told the AFP press agency, there are no survivors.

Algerian military has not confirmed the accident.

PHOTO: Archive – C-130H (Royal Australian Air Force.)