Sudan plane fire, killing dozens
Sudan TV : 100 dead in Sudan after plane catches fire.
A Sudan Airways Airbus 310 landed in a storm at Khartoum airport before bursting into flames late Tuesday night. Sudanese television reports about 100 people are dead after a jetliner crashed and burst into flames. The head of Sudanese police, Mohammad Najib, said bad weather caused the plane to crash land, split into two and catch fire.
Official and state media said immediately after the crash that about half the 203 passengers aboard the Airbus A310 had been killed in the crash around 9 p.m. But several hours later officials began reporting a lower toll.
Sudanese authorities are currently investigating the cause of the accident.
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