Alfa Airlines Antonov An-26 crashed yesterday (August 19) in southern Sudan, killing the 26 passengers and six crew members on board. There were reports of thunderstorms in the area. The charter flight was traveling from Khartoum to the South Kordofan town of Talodi for a ceremony to mark the start of Eid according to this report by Gulf News and AFP.

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