Sudanese minister of agriculture, Abdel Halim al-Mutafi, has escaped death in a crash which killed three people. He emerged almost unscathed from the mishap which took place in Sudan’s eastern state of Al-Qadarif, where an Mi-17 helicopter carrying him along with six of his aides and two Iranian investors caught fire during take-off.
- Date
- February 27, 2012
- Reg
- ST-GFB
- Make
- Mil
- Model
- MI-17
- Location
- Al-Qadarif state
- CivilMilitary
- CIvil
- Fatal
- 3
- Operator
- Green-Flag-Aviation
- Link 1
- http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-s-minister-survives,41739
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