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            Cabinet Minister, 30 Others Killed in Sudan Plane Crash

   by VOA News

   Sudanese officials say one cabinet minister and at least 31 others were
   killed on their way to an Islamic festival after their plane crashed in
   South Kordofan state.
   Authorities say their Russian-made Antonov plane crashed in a mountain
   area near the town of Talodi, where a celebration was taking place to
   mark the end of Ramadan.
   The SUNA news agency identified the cabinet official who died as Ghazi
   al-Sadeq, minister of guidance and endowments.  The plane was carrying
   a government delegation to the event according to the state news
   agency.
   Initial reports indicated the aircraft went down during harsh weather.
   However there was no immediate word on what caused the crash.
   South Kordofan is located along the volatile and disputed area
   bordering South Sudan, where forces have been battling ethnic rebels
   traditionally aligned with the south.
   A spokesman for the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (
   SPLM-N) said his group had nothing to do with the plane crash.
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