Algiers: Twelve Algerian troops were killed and two more injured when a military helicopter crashed on Sunday evening in the southern area of Reggane, the country's Defence Ministry confirmed.

"A military Mi-171 type helicopter of the Algerian Air Force crashed on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 18:00 (GMT) during a scheduled mission conducted near Reggane in the province of Adrar following a technical breakdown," said the Defence Ministry in a statement, Xinhua reported.