78 Killed in Morocco Plane Crash

Plane Crush
Moroccan Plane Crushed "Hercules aircraft C-130"

78-people killed and three severely wounded in a plane crashed from a Moroccan Military Plane named Hercules aircraft C-130. The aircraft crashed in a mountain at around 9:00 (8:00 GMT) within the vicinity of Guelmin under the territory of Western Sahara.

The plane took a trip from Dakhla Western Sahara in its way going to Kinitra northern of Morocco loading 81-people including the 9-crew members, 60-troops and 12-civillians.

The cause of accident was blamed to the thickly fog and bad weather conditions explained the officials and other local resident to the reporters.

Emergency workers and volunteers together with the search rescue team had immediately found 42-bodies and continues further search and rescue operation for others missing p(–foul word(s) removed–)engers.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has ordered all mosques to render a prayer of remembrance for all the victims of the plane crush to be held starting on Friday and declared national mourning in their country.

Western Sahara will be found rich mineral in the desert territory of the country but it is subject of dispute long time ago between Algerian and Morocco but most of the territory was controlled by Moroccan since 1976.

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