The death toll from crashing Sudanese military aircraft in Omdurman city has risen to at least 46, including women and children, officials said on Wednesday that crashed the deadliest plane in northeast Africa in the past 20 years He said it was one of them.
According to the government-run Khartoum Media Office, Antonov aircraft crashed in a populated area in Omdurman on Tuesday, causing injury to at least 10 people. The first death toll for the age of 19 was provided by the Ministry of Health.
The military said in a statement that the plane crashed as it took off from Wadi Saidina Air Base, north of Omdurman, a sister city of the capital Khartoum.
According to the media office, the clash damaged many homes in Omdurman's Kalali district.
The military said earlier that military personnel and civilians were killed when crashed but did not provide numbers. He didn't say the cause of the crash.
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The Ministry of Health said several bodies had been moved to NAU Hospital in Omdurman.
