A passenger jet has landed safely after declaring a mid-air emergency during a flight to Marseille.
The Boeing 737-600 flight from Algiers to Marseille took off safely this afternoon but put out an emergency call shortly after its departure.
Flight radar showed the Air Algerie plane turning around to head back towards the airport where it took off but before it landed again, it had disappeared from view on the radar.
The airline has since confirmed the plane landed safely having suffered technical difficulties mid-air.
It said the jet touched down at the airport in the Algerian capital around 30 minutes after take-off and no-one was injured.
The flight, registration number AH1020, took off around 1.30pm local time and was due to arrive in Marseille just after 4pm.
Passengers are expected to board another plane bound for Marseille later in the day.
The airline has not provided any more details about what caused the emergency.