Fifteen people, including military personnel, four children and three judges, were killed when an Antonov military cargo plane crashed minutes after taking off from El-Geneina airport heading to Khartoum.
According to Agence France-Presse, the plane crashed after transporting humanitarian assistance to the victims of the tribal clashes that erupted in El-Geneina on Sunday , 29 December.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese armed forces spokesman, Brigadier Amer Muhammad Al-Hassan, confirmed on Thursday evening that the plane had crashed, adding, “We are gathering information now.”