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| The authorities in Sudan have begun an investigation into the cause of a fire on an Airbus A310 airliner that killed at least 29 people on Tuesday night. | The authorities in Sudan have begun an investigation into the cause of a fire on an Airbus A310 airliner that killed at least 29 people on Tuesday night. |
| Most of the 214 on board escaped when the Sudan Airways plane burst into flames after landing in bad weather at Khartoum airport, officials say. | Most of the 214 on board escaped when the Sudan Airways plane burst into flames after landing in bad weather at Khartoum airport, officials say. |
| Fourteen passengers are still missing - officials say they may have left the scene immediately after the crash. | Fourteen passengers are still missing - officials say they may have left the scene immediately after the crash. |
| Witnesses say more bodies were removed from the charred plane on Wednesday. | Witnesses say more bodies were removed from the charred plane on Wednesday. |
| The plane landed in bad weather and witnesses say an engine then exploded. | The plane landed in bad weather and witnesses say an engine then exploded. |
| The fire quickly spread to the cockpit and forward fuselage as the passengers and crew made desperate efforts to escape down emergency slides. | The fire quickly spread to the cockpit and forward fuselage as the passengers and crew made desperate efforts to escape down emergency slides. |
| All this has strengthened my faith Survivor Hassan Jakuma Miracle of surviving Sudan inferno | All this has strengthened my faith Survivor Hassan Jakuma Miracle of surviving Sudan inferno |
| TV footage showed the wreckage at Khartoum airport consumed by flames as emergency crews tried to fight the fire in the darkness. | TV footage showed the wreckage at Khartoum airport consumed by flames as emergency crews tried to fight the fire in the darkness. |
| The Sudan Airways flight had flown from Jordan's capital, Amman, via Damascus and most of the passengers were Sudanese. | The Sudan Airways flight had flown from Jordan's capital, Amman, via Damascus and most of the passengers were Sudanese. |
| One of the survivors, Hassan Jakuma, said his experience had strengthened his Muslim faith. | One of the survivors, Hassan Jakuma, said his experience had strengthened his Muslim faith. |
| "I went [to Amman] for medical treatment, and then this accident happened. What does that tell you?" he asked. | "I went [to Amman] for medical treatment, and then this accident happened. What does that tell you?" he asked. |
| "It tells you that nothing can kill you, not illness, not an accident, not a burning plane, nothing can kill you until it is your time to go. | "It tells you that nothing can kill you, not illness, not an accident, not a burning plane, nothing can kill you until it is your time to go. |
| Conflicting reports | Conflicting reports |
| Sudanese officials say the plane had tried to land at Khartoum earlier on Tuesday, but was unable to do so because of a sandstorm and heavy rain, the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum reports. | |
| The rescuers worked into the night at the wreckage | |
| The plane was diverted to the Red Sea city of Port Sudan. | The plane was diverted to the Red Sea city of Port Sudan. |
| It later returned to Khartoum, landing at approximately 2000 (1700 GMT), our correspondent says. | It later returned to Khartoum, landing at approximately 2000 (1700 GMT), our correspondent says. |
| There are then conflicting reports about what exactly happened. | There are then conflicting reports about what exactly happened. |
| A spokesman for Sudan Airways said poor weather had led to the accident. | A spokesman for Sudan Airways said poor weather had led to the accident. |
| "We put the cause of the crash down to the bad weather conditions, and the plane sliding off the runway," Jamal Osman said. | "We put the cause of the crash down to the bad weather conditions, and the plane sliding off the runway," Jamal Osman said. |
| "Thankfully, there was a fast response to the accident and to removing as many passengers as possible." | "Thankfully, there was a fast response to the accident and to removing as many passengers as possible." |
| The Civil Aviation Authority says the plane was taxi-ing to its parking bay when a fire started in one of the engines. | The Civil Aviation Authority says the plane was taxi-ing to its parking bay when a fire started in one of the engines. |
| Some eyewitnesses say they had a bad landing and that the pilots had to brake hard. | Some eyewitnesses say they had a bad landing and that the pilots had to brake hard. |
| There was an explosion in one of the engines and the plane caught fire Yusuf IbrahimKhartoum airport's director | There was an explosion in one of the engines and the plane caught fire Yusuf IbrahimKhartoum airport's director |
| Experts believe this could have caused the cylinders to blow, sparking an explosion. | Experts believe this could have caused the cylinders to blow, sparking an explosion. |
| The director of Khartoum's airport, Yusuf Ibrahim, told Sudanese national television that the plane had landed "safely" and the pilots were in contact with the control tower about which gate to dock at when the fire occurred. | The director of Khartoum's airport, Yusuf Ibrahim, told Sudanese national television that the plane had landed "safely" and the pilots were in contact with the control tower about which gate to dock at when the fire occurred. |
| "There was an explosion in one of the engines and the plane caught fire," Mr Ibrahim said. | "There was an explosion in one of the engines and the plane caught fire," Mr Ibrahim said. |
| Abbas al-Fadini, a member of Sudan's parliament who was on the plane, told al-Jazeera television that the fire started in the right engine before spreading throughout the plane. | Abbas al-Fadini, a member of Sudan's parliament who was on the plane, told al-Jazeera television that the fire started in the right engine before spreading throughout the plane. |
| He said crew members had guided people towards the plane's exits. | He said crew members had guided people towards the plane's exits. |
| Witnesses said they had seen some passengers escaping via emergency chutes after they deployed. | Witnesses said they had seen some passengers escaping via emergency chutes after they deployed. |
| "There was this huge explosion," one eye-witness told the BBC. "More than half the plane was engulfed in a ghastly fire. It was a horrendous sight." | "There was this huge explosion," one eye-witness told the BBC. "More than half the plane was engulfed in a ghastly fire. It was a horrendous sight." |
| "I saw a big fireball and then fast flames," said another. | "I saw a big fireball and then fast flames," said another. |
| Sudan Airways operates a fleet of Airbus A300 and A310 jets. | Sudan Airways operates a fleet of Airbus A300 and A310 jets. |
| Are you a witness to this incident? Are you in the area? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you a witness to this incident? Are you in the area? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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