Sudan's state governor, officials killed in helicopter crash

KHARTOUM, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter carrying a government delegation in eastern Sudan crashed on Sunday, killing a state governor and other officials, Sudan's Ashorooq net reported.

The helicopter crashed and burned in the morning in the border area between Sudan and Ethiopia, which resulted in the death of Gadaref State Governor Merghani Saleh and five other officials, including Minister of Production Omer Mohamed Ibrahim, the report said.

Four other officials on board survived and were rushed to the hospital.