From the link...
A member of Algeria’s ruling FLN party told the private Ennahar TV station the dead included 26 members of Polisario, an Algerian-backed group fighting for the independence of neighboring Western Sahara – a territory also claimed by Morocco in a long-running dispute.
Feel good story about journalists being arrested and held for possessing secret govt papers on that same page.
Some one knew who was on the plane and took the opportunity.
The tail section was still relatively intact. They didnt come down vertical or was able to flatten out before hitting the ground.