At least 29 killed in airliner blaze

A Sudanese airliner coming from Amman and Damascus burst into flames after landing in Khartoum on Tuesday night, killing at least 29 of the roughly 214 people on board, officials said yesterday.

At least 171 passengers were able to escape the burning Sudan Airways plane and survived, while 14 others were still missing, Civil Aviation Authority Spokesman Abdel Hafiz Abdel Rahim said.

He said the aviation authority was hoping that those listed as missing had left the airport in the confusion after the blaze and gone straight home without informing authorities.