At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, state media says. The Russian-built Antonov aircraft came down after take-off from the military's Wadi Seidna air base on Tuesday evening.

A military plane crash in Sudan killed at least 46 people, making it one of the deadliest air crashes in the northeastern African country in two decades.The AP

According to the Sudanese Ministry of Information, the casualties include 17 military personnel and 29 civilians, while 10 others were injured. Among the dead was Major General Bahr Ahmed, a senior commander in Khartoum who previously oversaw military operations in the capital.

The Karari Resistance Committee, part of a volunteer network providing aid in Sudan, said 10 bodies and several injured people were taken to a hospital in Omdurman. Witnesses reported damage to severa

Plane crashes during takeoff from Wadi Seidna Air Base in Omdurman, killing and injuring military personnel and civilians, army says - Anadolu Ajansı

A Sudanese army plane crashed on Tuesday in a residential area near the Wadi Seidna military airport in northern Omdurman, killing no fewer than 46 people, including military personnel and civilians.

The death toll from a Sudanese military aircraft crash in the city of Omdurman increased to at least 46 people, including women and children, officials said Wednesday, one of the deadliest plane crashes in the northeastern African nation in the past two decades.