CAIRO — A Sudanese military plane crashed in the West Darfur region on Thursday evening, killing all 16 people onboard, including two children, the military said. A Sudanese employee of the World Food Program and his family were among the casualties. Several officers were also among those killed when the plane went down in the restless region of West Darfur, which has recently experienced deadly ethnic clashes. The food program was withholding the staff member’s name and other details, pending notification of next of kin. The plane, a Russian Antonov An-12, crashed five minutes after taking off from an airport in the town of Geneina, according to Brig.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2020 11:37 UTC