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| 'Plane crash' near Sudan airport | 'Plane crash' near Sudan airport |
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| Eyewitnesses say a cargo plane has crashed near Khartoum airport in Sudan. | Eyewitnesses say a cargo plane has crashed near Khartoum airport in Sudan. |
| Initial reports said there was a big explosion in a residential area near the airport. | Initial reports said there was a big explosion in a residential area near the airport. |
| It is not known how many people were on board the aircraft and whether or not they had survived. No other details are available so far. | It is not known how many people were on board the aircraft and whether or not they had survived. No other details are available so far. |
| Earlier this month an Airbus A310 airliner burst into flames after landing in bad weather at Khartoum airport, killing some 30 people. | Earlier this month an Airbus A310 airliner burst into flames after landing in bad weather at Khartoum airport, killing some 30 people. |
| "Parts of the plane are lying everywhere. There are huge patches of dark engine oil," one witness told Reuters news agency after Monday's reported clash. | |
| Another witness described hearing a large explosion at the time. |