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                   At Least 25 Killed in S. Sudan Plane Crash

   by VOA News

   A plane crashed in South Sudan shortly after taking off from the busy
   Juba airport, killing at least 25 people.

   Reports said the Antonov cargo plane crashed just 800 meters from the
   runway Wednesday, landing in thick woodland along the shore of the Nile
   River.

   Initial reports - from witnesses, news reporters and a government
   official - said at least 25 people are believed to have died, a number
   of children among them.


   U.N.-backed broadcaster Radio Miraya quoted witnesses as saying they
   counted as many as 40 bodies among the wreckage.

   News reports said the plane had been headed for the Paloch oil fields
   in Upper Nile State.

   Reports from the wreckage site said the plane appeared to have been
   carrying a cargo of food supplies as well as passengers.

   It was not clear if all of the victims had been aboard the plane or if
   some were on the ground at the time of the crash.
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