Air Algerie loses contact with plane over Africa
An undated file picture shows a similar aircraft to the Air Algerie Boeing 737-200 passenger plane.
Air Algerie said it lost contact with one of its aircraft nearly an hour after takeoff from Burkina Faso on Thursday bound for Algiers.
“Air navigation services have lost contact with an Air Algerie plane Thursday flying from Ouagadougou to Algiers, 50 minutes after takeoff,” the airline said, cited by national news agency APS.
The Algerian Al-Nahar newspaper said there were 110 passengers on board.
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