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 Sudanese military Antonov An-26 aircraft has crashed on take-off in northeastern Sudan with at least 46 passengers and crew killed.

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.

Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of

A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, killing a number of officers and civilians, the army said, with pro-democracy activists saying at least 10 people were killed.

According to the Sudanese Ministry of Information, the casualties include 17 military personnel and 29 civilians, while 10 others were injured. Among the dead was Major General Bahr Ahmed, a senior commander in Khartoum who previously oversaw military operations in the capital.