At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, state media says.
The Antonov aircraft came down after take-off from the military’s Wadi Seidna air base on Tuesday evening, killing military officers and civilians.
The cause of the crash is unclear, but military sources have been quoted as saying that it was likely to have been a technical malfunction.
The crash came a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which is at war with the army – said it had downed a fighter jet in South Darfur.
