A Sudanese army plane crashed yesterday in a residential area near Wadi Saydna air base in Omdurman, killing more than 46 people, including military personnel and civilians, military and medical sources said. Among the dead was Major General Bahar Ahmed, one of the most prominent army commanders who led military operations in the capital, Khartoum, according to Reuters news agency.
Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese army plane crashed in a residential area near a military airport in the capital's twin city Omdurman, the Khartoum state media office said, and military sources said a senior commander was among the dead.
The crash took place late on Tuesday near the Wadi Sayidna military airport in northern Omdurman. The Sudanese army had said several military personnel and civilians were killed in the incident, but did not provide further details.