Tajiki and Armenian citizens died in S Kordofan’s plane crash

Radio Dabanga, Sudan
Aug 22 2012

Tajiki and Armenian citizens died in S Kordofan’s plane crash

On Monday the Tajiki Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a
Tajiki citizen died in a plane crash in South Kordofan on Sunday. An
Antonov airplane crashed on Sunday morning, the first day of
Eid-al-Fitr.

At the same time, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced
an Armenian citizen also died in the crash.

The plane crash killed 32 people, mainly Sudanese government
officials. The Russian Embassy in Khartoum confirmed on Monday that a
Russian pilot also died in the crash.

From: A. Papazian