SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Children among 18 killed in Sudan military plane crash
3/1/2020: Multiple sources – Children among 18 killed in Sudan military plane crash
CNN, by Hamdi Alkhshail and Mia Alberti
Four children were among 18 people killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed after take-off in El Geneina, Sudanese Amer Mohammed al-Hassan said.
The Antonov 12 military plane crashed five minutes after take-off in El Geneina, after delivering aid to the area. Its seven-member crew, three judges and eight civilians, including four children, who were on board. Among the casualties were a Sudanese employee of the UN World Food Programme and his family.
Sudan has suffered a series of crashes in recent years, with the military frequently blaming technical problems and bad weather. Most of Sudan's military and civilian fleet consists of old Soviet-made aircraft.