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On August 5, 2025, a Zlin‑type surveillance plane belonging to Algeria’s civil protection service crashed at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport near the town of Taher in northern Algeria. The accident occurred during a training flight and resulted in the deaths of four people. Among the victims were two civil protection members, a flight instructor from the civil protection aviation school, and a manager from a Chilean aviation company. Taher, where the crash took place, is located around 350 kilometers east of the capital city, Algiers. Officials have confirmed that an investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause of the crash. On August 5, 2025, a small surveillance plane operated by Algeria’s civil protection service went down at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport near the town of Taher in northern Algeria. Algerian state media reported that the crash killed four people. The civil protection aircraft was on a training flight when the crash happened at Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport. The ...