Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sudan: Minister and several politicians, officials perish in plane crash

A cabinet minister was among 32 politicians, generals and others killed on Sunday when a plane crashed on its way to Sudan's troubled South Kordofan state for the start of Muslim holidays, state media said.

"All people on board were killed" as the aircraft flew in for the Eid holidays which mark the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Abdelhafiz Abdelrahim, spokesman for the Sudan Aviation Authority, told reporters.

The most senior official among the dead was Khartoum's Guidance and

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