Algerian state television says 77 people died when a military plane slammed into a mountain near the northern city of Constantine Tuesday.
Algeria's Defense Ministry said one person survived the crash and was undergoing treatment at a regional military hospital.
In a follow-up statement, the military said it had accounted for all 74 passengers and four crew - far fewer than the 103 people earlier reported to have been on board the doomed C-130 transport.
There was no immediate explanation provided for the discrepancy.
Official Algerian media linked the crash to bad weather, including snow and gale-force winds, and said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has declared a three-day period of national mourning.
The reports say the flight originated in the southern province of Tamanrasset.
Algeria's Defense Ministry said one person survived the crash and was undergoing treatment at a regional military hospital.
In a follow-up statement, the military said it had accounted for all 74 passengers and four crew - far fewer than the 103 people earlier reported to have been on board the doomed C-130 transport.
There was no immediate explanation provided for the discrepancy.
Official Algerian media linked the crash to bad weather, including snow and gale-force winds, and said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has declared a three-day period of national mourning.
The reports say the flight originated in the southern province of Tamanrasset.
