78 people people have been reported to have died in a plane crash in southern Morocco, the state news agency reported Tuesday.
The Moroccan C-130 military plane crashed in the southern part of the country, state-run Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse reported. Three people were hurt, the news agency said.
The aircraft, belonging to Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, crashed in a mountainous area near the city of Guelmim, the report said, citing local sources.
Local news agency Lakom.com, citing sources with knowledge of the event, said the plane was coming from the city of al-Oyoon. Rescue efforts were ongoing. It is not clear whether civilians were on board, the news agency said.
Ali Anozla, managing editor of Lakom, said that the local sources told him the cause of the crash was bad weather. –source; Cnn
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