Minister among '32 dead' in Sudan plane crash

A Sudanese cabinet minister was among 32 people killed on Sunday when an airplane crashed as it carried a delegation to war-torn South Kordofan state for Eid celebrations. Among the dead was Khartoum's Guidance and Endowments Minister Ghazi Al-Saddiq. 26 people and six crew were aboard the aircraft. The plane crashed into a hill because of bad weather, killing the entire delegation. The Russia-made Antonov plane was landing in Talodi town at about 8am when an explosion was heard and the plane was destroyed. The town of Talodi, about 50 kilometres from the disputed border with South Sudan, sits on a partly-forested plain beneath craggy hills. Heavy rains have been reported in South Kordofan recently.