A Sudanese helicopter
carrying a government delegation crashed in a mountainous southern
region on Sunday, killing all 32 people on board including a Cabinet
minister, a former presidential adviser, two generals and a TV crew.
carrying a government delegation crashed in a mountainous southern
region on Sunday, killing all 32 people on board including a Cabinet
minister, a former presidential adviser, two generals and a TV crew.
The
delegation was travelling aboard a chartered helicopter to the volatile
South Kordofan state to attend prayers on the first day of the Muslim
holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of
Ramadan.
delegation was travelling aboard a chartered helicopter to the volatile
South Kordofan state to attend prayers on the first day of the Muslim
holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of
Ramadan.
The helicopter went down “due to
harsh weather conditions” near Talodi, a small town about 650 kilometers
(406 miles) southwest of the capital, Khartoum, state-run news agency
SUNA said.
harsh weather conditions” near Talodi, a small town about 650 kilometers
(406 miles) southwest of the capital, Khartoum, state-run news agency
SUNA said.
The office of Sudan’s President Omar
al-Bashir released a list of all 26 passengers and six crew members who
perished in the crash.
Minister of Endowment
Ghadi al-Sadeq and a former adviser to al-Bashir, Makki Balayela, were
on the list, as were the two generals and other officials. A four-member
TV crew from Sudan’s state television also died in the crash.
Ghadi al-Sadeq and a former adviser to al-Bashir, Makki Balayela, were
on the list, as were the two generals and other officials. A four-member
TV crew from Sudan’s state television also died in the crash.
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