Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential area on the outskirts of Khartoum.
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, said the plane crashed during takeoff, killing and injuring both military personnel and civilians.
The Khartoum regional government’s media office in a statement revealed that after a final tally, the number of victims reached 46, with 10 injured.
The ministry said emergency teams rushed injured civilians, including children, to a nearby hospital.
Speaking on condition of anonymity a military source cited a technical malfunction as the cause of the crash.
Witnesses described hearing a loud explosion and seeing several homes damaged in the area, as the crash caused power outages in nearby neighborhoods.
The military stated that further investigations would be conducted to avoid reoccurrence.
