President Salva Kiir falls as he boards flight from Khartoum

Ab-Titchaz · 2014-11-05T08:07:50+00:00

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R) with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir at Khartoum Aairport on September 3, 2013. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Myardit fell as he boarded a plane at Khartoum Airport on Tuesday night after a one-day visit to Sudan for a meeting with his counterpart Omar Al-Bashir. His flight to Juba had to be postponed. Sudanese security agents at Khartoum Airport grabbed journalists' cameras and deleted photos of the incident. A source who asked for anonymity told Africa Review Kiir is thought to have collapsed and was taken to a hospital. "We think it was fatigue. The presidential aides carried him to the plane but he seemed weak," the source claimed. "After a few minutes, he was helped out of the plane and driven to an unknown place, probably a medical facility," another source said. Sudan's ambassador to Juba Mutrif Sidig confirmed the incident but said the flight was cancelled due to a technical fault. "The President stumbled on the steps but is in normal condition," the diplomat said. "The flight was postponed to tomorrow because of a sudden technical problem," he added. The South Sudan embassy in Khartoum also claimed the flight was cancelled due to technical defect. Source:Nation http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Salva-Kiir-Khartoum-Airport-Collapse/-/1066/2511194/-/mmmels/-/index.html

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Start date Nov 5, 2014

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