19 people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential area on the outskirts of Khartoum, the army-aligned health ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna Air Base, a major Sudanese military hub in Omdurman, northwest of the capital.
The Sudanese army, which has been locked in a violent conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, stated that the plane crashed during takeoff, resulting in fatalities among both military personnel and civilians.