At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, state media says. The Russian-built Antonov aircraft came down after take-off from the military's Wadi Seidna air base on Tuesday evening.

Sudanese officials say the death toll from a military plane crash in the city of Omdurman has increased to at least 46 people.

A military plane crash in Sudan killed at least 46 people, making it one of the deadliest air crashes in the northeastern African country in two decades.The AP

A Sudanese military aircraft crash in Omdurman has resulted in 46 fatalities, including women and children. The incident is among the deadliest in two decades, damaging houses and injuring 10 others.