9 killed in plane crash at Port Sudan airport: Sudanese army

KHARTOUM, July 24: At least nine people were killed on Sunday in a civilian plane crash at Port Sudan airport in the country's eastern Red Sea State, the Sudanese Armed Forces said.

The evening crash of an Antonov plane at the airport was due to "a technical fault during take-off," the office of the Sudanese army spokesman said in a statement.