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| South Sudan's defence minister has been killed along with 21 other people in a plane crash in the south, regional officials have told the BBC. | South Sudan's defence minister has been killed along with 21 other people in a plane crash in the south, regional officials have told the BBC. |
| Dominic Dim Deng was returning with a military delegation to the regional capital Juba from a political conference in the town of Wau. | Dominic Dim Deng was returning with a military delegation to the regional capital Juba from a political conference in the town of Wau. |
| A presidential adviser was among the 19 passengers and three crew killed. | A presidential adviser was among the 19 passengers and three crew killed. |
| Reports suggest the plane had developed engine trouble and there were no reports of foul play. | Reports suggest the plane had developed engine trouble and there were no reports of foul play. |
| South Sudanese Deputy Prime Minister Riek Mashar told AFP news agency the plane had come down about 375km (220 miles) west of Juba. | South Sudanese Deputy Prime Minister Riek Mashar told AFP news agency the plane had come down about 375km (220 miles) west of Juba. |
| He gave no reason for the crash but ruled out an attack, the agency said. | He gave no reason for the crash but ruled out an attack, the agency said. |
| A spokesman for South Sudan's governing Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Deng Goc, said he believed bad weather had caused the crash. | A spokesman for South Sudan's governing Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Deng Goc, said he believed bad weather had caused the crash. |
| 'Engine trouble' | 'Engine trouble' |
| The United Nations has sent a helicopter to the crash area. | The United Nations has sent a helicopter to the crash area. |
| A UN-operated radio station which broadcasts locally says the pilot reported engine trouble just before the crash. | A UN-operated radio station which broadcasts locally says the pilot reported engine trouble just before the crash. |
| The pilot radioed a control tower in the city of Rumbek, requesting permission to land because one of the engines was having technical problems, it said, quoting an unidentified air operations official. | The pilot radioed a control tower in the city of Rumbek, requesting permission to land because one of the engines was having technical problems, it said, quoting an unidentified air operations official. |
| A few minutes later, the tower lost all contact with the plane, it added. | A few minutes later, the tower lost all contact with the plane, it added. |
| The South Sudanese presidential adviser killed in the crash was named by Reuters news agency as Justin Yak. | |
| Three years ago, South Sudan President John Garang was killed in a helicopter crash. | Three years ago, South Sudan President John Garang was killed in a helicopter crash. |
| An official enquiry said that was an accident. | An official enquiry said that was an accident. |
| The region has had an autonomous government since the 2005 peace deal which ended decades of war with Khartoum. | The region has had an autonomous government since the 2005 peace deal which ended decades of war with Khartoum. |