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 aircraft crashed outside of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing both military personnel and civilians. The army has been engaged in an internal conflict in Sudan for nearly two years.

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

Port Sudan: Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army's largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital.

The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in Omdurman, west of Khartoum, rose to 46, local media said on Wednesday. The state news agency SUNA said 10 people were also injured in the crash that occurred in a residential area in northern Omdurman on Tuesday.

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.