21 killed in Sudan plane crash

Southern Sudan’s defence minister and a presidential adviser were killed along with 19 others when their plane crashed today.

21 killed in Sudan plane crash
Fri, 02 May, 2008 - 20:06

Southern Sudan’s defence minister and a presidential adviser were killed along with 19 others when their plane crashed today.

All 19 passengers and two crew members were killed when the plane went down in the remote Bahr Gazal region of southern Sudan, state-run SUNA news agency reported.

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