Algerian Military Aircraft Crashes, Killing Pilot

Rabat – The Algerian Defense Ministry said a military aircraft crashed today during a training maneuver near the Aoulef region in the Adrar province.

The ministry confirmed that the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Bekkouche Nasr died during the crash, which was also documented by a viral video online.

“During a planned training flight, a military combat crashed on Wednesday,” the ministry said, extending Algeria’s Army chief of staff Said Chengriha’s condolences on behalf of all the personnel from the country’s military.

Several reports said a second crew member managed to escape the accident safely.

Reports said this is the second Sukhoi Su-30 crash in Algeria, following a similar accident in Oum El Bouaghi province in 2020.

The previous jet crash claimed two lives.