A Sudanese military plane blew up when it crash-landed in the south of the country on Saturday, killing 20 people on board, a military official told reporters.
"Of the 20 killed, seven were crew members and the 13 others were soldiers," said the official from the army spokesman's office, identified only as Sawarmi.
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The military plane spun off the runway and exploded after one of its tyres burst upon landing in the town of Aweil in Bahr al-Ghazal province, he added.
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