The regional government on Wednesday, said Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum
It revealed that the Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital.
The army, which has been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, since April 2023, noting that the plane crashed during takeoff, killing and injuring both military personnel and civilians.
Khartoum regional government’s media office said in a statement that after a final tally, the number of martyrs reached 46, with 10 injured, as the army-aligned health ministry had previously reported at least 19 dead.
Witnesses described hearing a loud explosion and seeing several homes damaged in the area, as the crash also caused power outages in nearby neighbourhoods, stressing that the emergency teams rushed injured civilians, including children, to a nearby hospital.
Speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment to the media, a military source cited a technical malfunction as the cause of the crash,
9News Nigeria reports that the crash came a day after the RSF claimed responsibility for shooting down a Russian-made Ilyushin aircraft over Nyala, the capital of South Darfur
The paramilitary group said the plane was destroyed with its crew onboard, stressing that the recent escalation follows significant advances by the army in central Sudan and the capital Khartoum in its multi-front offensive against the RSF.
