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Kiir declares three days mourning in Southern Sudan |
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
The President of the government of southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit confirmed that there are no survivors and he said that “this is the saddest plane crash” for the SPLA and SPLM.
Salva Kiir also said that he called for an investigation of the plane crash, saying that "there is no meaningful reason for the plane crash, besides the engine technical problem".
Salva Kiir said that the bodies would be transferred to Juba on Saturday for burial and he urged citizens to stay calm. Mr. Kiir declared three day public mourning in Southern Sudan.
Speaking to the press in Juba, the Southern Sudan Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Gabriel Changson Chang, confirmed that among the victims is Presidential Advisor on decentralization Dr. Justin Yac Arop, Minister of SPLA Affairs Lt. General Dominic Dim Deng and his wife Mrs. Josephine Jenara Aken, who was a member of Employee Justice Chamber.
Minister Chang said that despite the tragic incident the southern Sudan government is determined to continue with the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
In the airplane crash members of Employee Justice Chamber: John Mangok, Major Kondok Mawien, Malong Deng, Deng Kuot and Deng Ajok as well as one passenger identified only as Yac.
The full list of passengers was not obtained so far by the government of southern Sudan.
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