31 dead in Sudan plane blast

Map of Sudan locating Talodi, close to where a plane crashed and killed up to 31 people, including a Sudanese minister.

Map of Sudan locating Talodi, close to where a plane crashed and killed up to 31 people, including a Sudanese minister.

Published Aug 19, 2012

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Khartoum -

All 31 people aboard an airplane carrying an “official delegation” to Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan state for a function marking the Muslim Eid holiday were killed on Sunday, an aviation official said.

“All people on board were killed,” Abdelhafiz Abdelrahim, spokesman for the Sudan Aviation Authority, told AFP. - Sapa-AFP

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