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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Thursday, November 5, 2015

South Sudan plane crash: Dozens killed near Juba airport

A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan's capital Juba, killing at least 36 people.

The scene of a cargo airplane that crashed after take-off near Juba Airport in South Sudan
The plane came down on the east bank of the White Nile River
BBC5 November 2015
Two people were pulled from the wreckage alive but one of them later died, leaving a young girl as the only survivor, the Red Cross said.
The Antonov An-12 plane was heading to Paloch, Upper Nile State, and crashed 800m (half a mile) from the runway.
In a statement, Ukraine-based Antonov said the plane had not been airworthy.