He died in a plane crash on 19 August 2012 near Talodi , South Kordofan , Sudan , which killed at least 31 other people . Initial reports focused on an attack by Sudan People 's Liberation Movement North as a likely cause of the crash , but Sudan 's information minister later stated to Radio Omdurman that bad weather had caused the plane to crash into a hill . The plane was carrying a delegation to an Eid al-Fitr celebration . At least 31 other people died in the crash , including several state ministers and the chairman of the Justice Party
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2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crash
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