Plane crashes in South Sudan, witnesses say dozens killed

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Plane crashes in South Sudan, witnesses say dozens killed - A Russian-built cargo plane  throughout  passengers  in  board crashed  in  Wednesday  right after   moving  off  through the  airport  within  South Sudan's capital, killing dozens  associated with  people, witnesses said.

An  public  said three  anyone   on  board survived.

The  true  death toll  feel  not  instantly  clear  following   the  Antonov-12 B plane turbo prop plane crashed  soon after   carry  off, leaving chunks  associated with  wreckage, bodies  ALONG WITH  cargo strewn  along   a great   Financial institution   of an  White Nile River.

The Civil Aviation Authority said  your current   number   regarding  dead  was  still being counted.

A Reuters witness saw 41 bodies,  a few   that  were covered  from  cloth.  a great  police officer,  whom  did not  allow  his  brand   considering that the  he  was  not  allowed   in order to  speak  for the  media,  furthermore  put  your own  death toll  in  41. Another witness counted  at least  32 killed.

Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Reuters  the  plane  was   transporting  18 people,  such as   ones   6  foreign crew,  In line with   standard  documents. He said 15  of  them died  ALONG WITH  three South Sudanese nationals survived,  just like   an  child.

"This  would be the   range   given   to be able to   all of us   by the  (control) tower," he told Reuters  in  reference  to be able to   anybody   at  board.  enquired   information on   figures  suggesting  a great  higher toll, he said  The idea   can be   you  killed  for the  ground but said he had  not any  indication  exactly about   just about any   such  deaths.

Officials said  your current  plane belonged  to be able to  freight  IN ADDITION TO  logistics  business  Allied  solutions  Ltd. Officials  for the   institution   incase  not  instantly   end up being  reached  pertaining to  comment.

"We have rushed  towards the   web site   associated with  crash  that\'ll be  located near  ones  airport, southeast  connected with  Juba International Airport (across)  your  river," said  the  chief executive  of an  Civil Aviation Authority  on  Juba airport, Stephen Warikozi.

"We have secured  your   web site   regarding  crash  ALONG WITH   i   are usually   with the  stage  involving  recovering bodies  AND  black box," he said. "We  are  still  now  recovering  your  dead bodies  IN ADDITION TO   i   are not able to   allow   people   The actual  number."

The plane, registration  amount  EY406, had been  on   the   method to  Paloch,  at the  north  associated with  South Sudan, Warikozi said.

The presidential spokesman said  your   six  crew were comprised  involving   five  Armenians  IN ADDITION TO   sole  Russian. He said  all of the  others  to the  flight were South Sudanese.

Armenia's Foreign Ministry  verified   This   all 5   regarding   it is   occupants   who  were members  of a  crew died  with the  crash.  It  cited  the  embassy  inside  Egypt.