Sudan: 15 Military Personnel Killed in Plane Crash

7 October 2012

Khartoum — Fifteen military personnel were killed when a Russian military plane crashed on Sunday morning, 40 kilometres west of Omdurman, in Khartoum state.

Al-Sawarmi Khaled, spokesperson of the Sudanese army, announced that the crash of the transport plane, Antonov An-12, saying it was carrying military equipment to El-Fasher and there was 16 military on board in addition to its crew of six people.

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