Sudan politicians killed in plane crash

South Sudan's defence minister and a presidential adviser were killed in a plane crash today, news sources said.

South Sudan's defence minister and a presidential adviser were killed in a plane crash today, news sources said.

The south's minister of defence, Dominic Dim, and Justin Yak, a presidential adviser, died when the plane crashed on its way to the southern capital of Juba from an SPLM conference, the sources said.

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