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2008/06/30

Yet Another crash in the Sudan



What: Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jetliner belonging to Ababiel
Where: Less than half a mile from Sudan's Khartoum International Airport.
When: after takeoff
Who: 4 Russian crewmembers killed
Why: under investigation. Plane appeared to have careered across a major road and exploded in an open space near an office building



  • The crash is the fourth Sudanese air crash, and the second one this week.

  • Friday a Juba Air Cargo Antonov An-12 crash killed seven of 8..

  • Twenty-seven including two Southern Sudanese ministers were killed in another crash.

  • Sudan Airways lost a plane at Khartoum International, with at least 30 dead. Sudan Airways was grounded over safety failings.
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