Vice President, 7 Others Die in Crash
From Times Wire Reports
Sudan’s first vice president, Maj. Gen. Zubair Mohammed Saleh, and at least seven others were killed when their plane overshot a small runway in heavy fog and plunged into a river in southern Sudan. Officials denied a claim by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army that the plane was shot down by its rebels. Official media said the Antonov military plane carrying 57 passengers crashed in Nasir, about 435 miles south of Khartoum. Many passengers are still missing.
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