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Summary At least seven Sudanese military personnel died as a helicopter crashed in Darfur.
Seven Sudanese military personnel died on Monday when their helicopter crashed in conflict-plagued Darfur because of a malfunction, the military said.The aircraft went down near El Fasher, the North Darfur state capital, due to a technical fault while it was on an administrative mission, Sawarmi Khaled Saad, the Sudanese army spokesman, was quoted by state news agency SUNA as saying.Seven military men including officers were martyred in the crash, it said, without identifying the type of helicopter.Sudans armed forces have experienced a number of aircraft losses.In December, all six crewmen aboard a Russian-made Sudanese military helicopter died when it crash-landed and burned in North Kordofan state.The army blamed a technical problem, as it did in April last year when another helicopter went down in Darfur killing all five soldiers aboard. The aircraft was attempting to land at El Fasher airport.
