At least four people were killed after a civil protection surveillance plane crashed at Jijel Ferhat Abbas airport in the north Algerian town of Taher, Algerian media reported, citing civil protection authorities.
The aircraft, a Zlin-type plane, crashed during a training mission at the airport, according to Algerian media.
According to a statement by the Algeria's Civil Protection authorities, the victims include two members of the Civil Protection force, a flight instructor and an aviation company manager.
⚫تعزية ومواساة على إثر حادث تحطم طائرة بولاية جيجل.
— Protection Civile_dz الحماية المدنية الجزائر (@DGPC_CNI) August 5, 2025
على إثر حادثة سقوط طائرة استطلاع وتعرّف من نوع "زيلين" تابعة للحماية المدنية، هذا اليوم، على مستوى مطار فرحات عباس بولاية جيجل، أثناء مهمة تدريبية، أدت إلى وفاة 04 أشخاص كانوا يؤدّون واجبهم المهني.https://t.co/Zt4tIFD5aw
Heavy rains, landslides hamper rescue efforts in northern India
Trump's envoy Witkoff lands in Moscow before sanctions deadline
Wildfire in southern France kills one, injures nine
Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease
Netanyahu meets security officials, considers full Gaza takeover
