Two fighter jets based in West Africa have been deployed to try and locate the missinf Al Algerie flight, a french army spokesperson said.
"Two Mirage 2000 jets based in Africa were dispatched to try to locate the Air Algerie plane that disappeared on Thursday," French army spokesman Gilles Jaron said. "They will search an area from its last known destination along its probable route."
(Published 24 July 2014, 13:33 IST)