An Algerian serviceman died on Wednesday, March 19, 20025 following the crash of a combat aircraft, announced the Algerian Ministry of Defense (MDN).
“During a planned training flight, a military combat aircraft crashed, this Wednesday, March 19, 2025, near the region of Aoulef in the wilaya of Adrar (southwest Algeria) in the 3rd Military Region, causing the martyrdom death of Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel BEKKOUCHE Nasr,” reports said.
While offering his condolences to the victim’s family, the Algerian Army Chief of Staff, Saïd Chanegriha, has ordered the opening of an investigation to clarify the causes and circumstances of this accident.
For his part, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sent his condolences to the family of the deceased, as well as to the entire Algerian army, according to a press release from the Presidency.