Death Toll In Sudan Military Plane Crash Rises To 46
The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in the city of Omdurman increased to at least 46 people, officials said Wednesday.
The Khartoum Media Office said the crash also injured 10 others. The initial death toll of 19 was provided by the health ministry.
The Antonov aircraft crashed Tuesday while taking off from the Wadi Sayidna air base north of Omdurman, the military said in a statement. Omdurman is the sister city of the capital, Khartoum.
The crash also damaged a number of houses in the Karrari district of Omdurman, the media office said.
The military earlier said that armed forces personnel and civilians were killed in the crash, but didn’t provide figures. It didn’t say what caused the crash.
The health ministry said that some bodies were transferred to the Nau hospital in Omdurman.
Sudan has been in a state of civil war since 2023 when tensions between the military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open warfare.
