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Bad weather blamed for air crash

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    The crash of a Sudanese military plane at Adar Yill airstrip, Upper Nile region, was caused by bad weather, a Sudanese official told IRIN. The government representative said a sandstorm had caused bad visibility, and the pilot misjudged the distance. A government spokesperson in Khartoum ruled out the possibility that a rebel attack had brought the plane down, the BBC said.

    Thirteen senior military officers, including the minister of state for defence and nine generals, were killed in the crash, an official confirmed to IRIN. The 16 survivors, including those injured, have now returned to Khartoum. At least six of the survivors were injured, while 10 escaped unhurt in the accident. The dead were buried in Adar Yill, the official said.

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