突发！阿尔及尔一架军机坠毁，机上257人全部遇难！

An Algerian military plane has crashed near the capital killing 257 people on board, officials say.

阿尔及利亚官员们表示，一架军机在首都附近坠毁了，机上257人全部遇难。

The aircraft came down just after taking off from Boufarik military airport, west of Algiers.

该军机在从阿尔及尔西部的布法里克军用机场起飞后，随即坠毁。

An inquiry is under way into the cause of the crash - Algeria’s worst-ever air disaster. The government has declared three days of national mourning.

目前正在调查坠毁原因，此事故系阿尔及利亚史上最严重空难。政府已经宣布为期三天的全国默哀。

Most of the dead are army personnel and their families, the defence ministry says. Ten crew members also died.

国防部称，大部分死者为军人及其家属。十名机组人员也已遇难。

Passengers from Western Sahara, a disputed territory annexed by Morocco after Spain withdrew in 1975, were among the fatalities.

来自西撒哈拉的乘客们也在劫难逃。西撒哈拉为争议领土，西班牙于1975年撤退后，被摩洛哥吞并。

The Polisario Front, which is seeking independence for the territory and is backed by Algeria, says 30 Western Saharans, including women and children, died. A senior member of Algeria’s ruling FLN party said those killed included 26 Polisario members.

波利萨里奥阵线（正在寻求西撒哈拉独立，受到阿尔及尔支持）称，30名西撒哈拉人遇难，包括妇女和儿童。阿尔及利亚执政党FLN党的一名高官称，死者包括26名西撒哈拉独立阵线成员。