KHARTOUM, Sudan

A Sudanese military plane crashed in the central city of al-Obeid on Thursday, according to the military.  

Military spokesman Nabil Abdullah said the aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed at the city’s airport.  

He cited a “technical failure” for the crash.  

Two pilots aboard the plane survived unhurt, the spokesman said.  

*Writing by Ibrahim Mukhtar in Ankara