A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday in a residential area near the Wadi Seidna military airport in northern Omdurman killing more than 20 people, including military personnel and civilians.
Axar.az reports that citing Al Arabiya, in a statement released late Tuesday, the Sudanese army, at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, said the plane crashed during takeoff from an air base.
“The injured have been taken to hospital, and firefighting teams managed to contain the blaze at the crash site,” the statement added.
A military source had earlier said that a technical malfunction was behind the crash of the Antonov aircraft.
The crash took place near Wadi Seidna air base - one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum.
The incident comes a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed responsibility for downing a fighter jet in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur.
In a statement sent to the media, the RSF said it shot down a Russian-made Ilyushin plane early on Monday morning, alleging that the plane was destroyed with its crew on board.
Source: en.axar.az
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