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Allafrica
Guelmim — Seventy-eight people were killed, and three were seriously injured following a crash, on Tuesday, of a C-130 aircraft of the Royal Armed Forces northeast the southern city of Guelmim, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) said in a statement.

he crash, which took place 10km northeast of Guelmim, was caused by bad weather, the statement said.

The aircraft was carrying 9 crew members, 60 soldiers and 12 civilians, the same source added.

The three injured and the found bodies were taken to a military hospital in Guelmim, while search for the rest of the victims is underway.

The aircraft was servicing the Agadir-Laayoune-Dakhla air link.