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Downed Plane, Killing 13, Sudan Rebels Say

United Press International

Sudanese rebels said Wednesday that they shot down a civilian plane that crashed in southern Sudan, killing all 13 passengers and crew members, including two Dutch citizens.

A Sudanese civil aviation official said the twin-engine Cessna belonging to a Khartoum-based charter company crashed Tuesday night near Malakal, 450 miles south of the Sudanese capital.

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