Английская Википедия:1998 Sudan Air Force crash

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The 1998 Sudan Air Force crash was the crash of a Sudan Air Force transport plane at Nasir that killed several of the country's most senior government leaders, including the Vice-President Zubair Mohamed Salih.[1][2]

On the morning of 12 February 1998, a Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26 turboprop attempted to land at Nasir Airport. The craft overshot the end of the runway and slid into the Sobat River.[3] The Sudanese government announced that fog and strong winds had caused the crash.[4] The SPLA's spokesman in Nairobi announced that the crash had not been an accident, but had been caused by an SPLA attack.[1]

Casualties

Of the 57 crew and passengers on board, 26 drowned in the river. Among the dead were:

Information Minister Brigadier Mohamad Kheir and another minister survived.[7][8]

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