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'Plane crash' near Sudan airport Fatalities in Sudan plane crash
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Eyewitnesses say a cargo plane has crashed near Khartoum airport in Sudan. Initial reports said there was a big explosion in a residential area. A cargo plane has crashed near Khartoum airport in Sudan with at least two crew members thought to have been killed, witnesses and an aviation official say.
The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum says five people are thought to have been on board the aircraft but it is not clear whether they survived. The Civil Aviation Authority's Abdel Rahim said there were four Russian crew members on board, and two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane explode in a "fireball" shortly after taking off.
Sudan has a poor reputation for air safety, especially on domestic flights.Sudan has a poor reputation for air safety, especially on domestic flights.
About 30 people died early this month when a plane burst into flames after landing at Khartoum airport this month. About 30 people died earlier this month when a plane burst into flames after landing at Khartoum airport.
Eyewitnesses say the cargo plane took off just before 0700 local time (0400 GMT), but then experienced a problem with one of its wings and crashed at the end of the runway. Plane 'disintegrated'
"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 crash. Mr Abdel told the Associated Press that the Russian cargo plane was heading for southern Sudanese city of Juba, but crashed "about one kilometre or so from the airport".
Eyewitnesses told the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum that the plane crashed through power lines and skidded across a major road, before disintegrating near an office block.
There is very little of the plane left intact and it is unlikely anyone could have survived, our correspondent adds.
The cargo plane took off just before 0700 local time (0400 GMT), but then experienced a problem with one of its wings and crashed at the end of the runway, according to witnesses.
"Parts of the plane are lying everywhere. There are huge patches of dark engine oil," one bystander told Reuters news agency after the crash.
Another witness described hearing a large explosion at the time.Another witness described hearing a large explosion at the time.