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| A Sudanese plane has been hijacked shortly after take-off from Nyala, in Darfur region, Sudanese aviation officials have said. | A Sudanese plane has been hijacked shortly after take-off from Nyala, in Darfur region, Sudanese aviation officials have said. |
| The plane was reported to be on its way to Khartoum, but has landed in Libya, said Arabic satellite television channel Al Jazeera. | |
| An official from Sudan's Sun Air company told AFP news agency that there were 87 passengers on the plane. | An official from Sudan's Sun Air company told AFP news agency that there were 87 passengers on the plane. |
| A five-year conflict in Darfur has left about 200,000 people dead. | |
| Al Jazeera said the plane initially tried to land in Cairo, Egypt, where it was denied permission to land. | |
| Another Arabic news channel, Al Arabiya, said a Sudanese man had hijacked the plane. |