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December 06, 2012

Sudan drone down in Khartoum area: official media
Khartoum (AFP) Dec 5, 2012
A Sudanese military drone went down on Wednesday in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, the official SUNA news agency said, but there was no apparent damage or casualties on the ground. "A pilotless military plane has gone down" inside Omdurman, a heavily-populated area, SUNA said in a brief SMS alert which gave no further details. Witnesses told an AFP reporter that the aircraft, about five metres (yards) long, came down in an open area of the city, far from any homes. "The plane lay on the g ... read more

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