Missing Air Algerie plane crash in Mali

The missing Air Algerie MD83 plane with one hundred and sixteen persons aboard crashed in Mali reports say.

The plane operated by a Spanish firm had gone missing after it took off from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on its way to Algiers according to wire reports.
The plane lost radar contact 50 miles after take off.
It was was operating flight number AH5017 and had six crew members.