At least 100 passengers are killed as a Sudan Airway aircraft explodes after landing at Khartoum airport, Sudanese TV reports. The aircraft, which was carrying 267 passengers and 14 crew, burst into flames after it veered off the runway. The airplane was flying from Amman, Jordan. According to TV, some managed to escape the blaze. Bad weather conditions caused the plane to crash land, split into two and catch fire, said the head of Sudanese police, Mohammad Najib. "We believe that most of the passengers were able to make it out and escape with their lives,'' he added.
However, Youssef Ibrahim, director of the Khartoum airport, told Sudanese TV that the plane had 'landed safely' in Khartoum airport and that the pilot talked to control tower and got directions for his landing runway. "At this moment, one of the (plane's) engines exploded and the plane caught fire,'' Ibrahim said, according to AP. "It's a technical reason,'' he added, denying reports that bad weather caused the crash. |