Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco

A plane crash in southern Morocco killed 78 people Tuesday, the state news agency reported.

The Moroccan C-130 military plane crashed in the southern part of the country, state-run Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse reported.

The aircraft, belonging to Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces, crashed into a mountain as it attempted to land at a military airport about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away, the news agency said.

Citing sources with knowledge of the event, said rescue efforts were ongoing. It is not clear whether civilians were on board, the news agency said.

Ali Anozla, managing editor of Lakome, said local sources told him the cause of the crash was bad weather.