This is terrible news for sure - my thoughts go out to the crew, passengers, and their families. It appears that the situation was due to weather in the area....
On-going news updates from Telegraph.co.uk are here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...oard-live.html
Latest update:
13.57 An Algerian aviation official has told Reuters the plane has crashed.
No more details are currently available on the location, but Niger security sources say planes are flying over its border with Mali to search for the plane.