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Minor injuries for air crew in South Sudan crash

Minor injuries for air crew in South Sudan crash

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Four Kenyan crew onboard a UN aid flight which crashed in South Sudan have escaped with minor injuries.

A cargo plane chartered by the World Food Programme, (WFP) crash-landed in northern Upper Nile state, shortly after take-off on Tuesday afternoon.

Earlier this month more than 30 people died after another cargo plane crashed in South Sudan.  There were no UN personnel on-board that flight.

Luka William Athiel reports from Upper Nile State.

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