A cargo plane that was reportedly overloaded with passengers crashed shortly after taking off in war-torn South Sudan killing at least 25 people. The Russian-made Antonov-12 aircraft came down along the muddy banks of the White Nile River barely a mile from the airport in the capital Juba. Bodies, including those of women and children, were found strewn among the wreckage along with packages of sandals, cigarettes, beer and crackers.
Amid conflicting reports, the death toll ranged from 18 to more than 40 as humanitarian workers and investigators began combing the remote site. Witnesses said a child, who looked no more than a year old, and an elderly woman were pulled out alive from the fuselage.
'There were 12 passengers and six crew members, including five Armenians and one Russian, on board the AN-12 plane that crashed in South Sudan,' he said, adding that all passengers were Sudanese. A Ukrainian diplomat in Kenya said five Russians were on the aircraft.
'It is known that the plane belonged to a private company and was Russian-made. The cargo plane was carrying out a transportation request of some oil company. 'According to preliminary data, 12 people were on board. Five of them were Russian citizens, the nationality of the rest is being determined,' said third secretary Alexander Kalinchuk.
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