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South Sudan releases foreign commercial flight it says landed unauthorised

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September 8, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan has released a foreign commercial flight, its security apparatus and officials with the Aviation Authority last week said landed without official approval, an official at the country’s ministry of transport said on Saturday.

The plane carrying no commercial goods with only three foreign crews, on Friday landed at the country’s Juba International Airport, allegedly without the aviation approval, generating concerns and suspicions fearing links to foreign intelligence.

“Yes, it has been released yesterday, Captain David Martin", an undersecretary in the ministry of transport told Sudan Tribune on Saturday. "We jointly carried out investigation with security forces and it was found that it was merely a commercial flight. It had no national security threat. It was a simple mistake.”

Martin said the committee had not found any intelligence connections to the crew members although the airline had violated aviation rules but that it notified the countries of origin he did not mention.

“It has been released. This is what I thought you wanted for your readers. The rest of the information is not necessary”, Martin said as he cut off the interview.

South Sudan gained an independent status a year ago from neigbouring Sudan with which it is still engaged in secession dispute after waging repeated wars demanding separation, resulting into the loss of over two million lives and displacement of more than four million people.

It faces a number of administrative challenges including controlling its airspace.

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  • 10 September 2012 06:57, by Anti-traitors!

    I doubt your assertion, Sir. I believes the plane was from the enemy.It should not be taken lightly. In my opinion, those who were on board should have been detained and interrogated properly, instead of letting them go while they’ve violates our nation’s security. Please, never ever do that again!!!!!!!!

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    • 10 September 2012 08:07, by Dinkawarrior

      It’s not a commercial flight, it is a military plane. The RoSS needs to be careful about Jalaba tricky, this plan was send for assessment to see whether we brought anti-aircraft or not. You don’t want to repeat the same mistake you did last time you released George Athor plan. I hope you understand the reality.

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    • 10 September 2012 08:10, by Dinkawarrior

      It’s not a commercial flight, it is a military plane. The RoSS needs to be careful about Jalaba tricky, this plan was send for assessment to see whether we brought anti-aircraft or not. You don’t want to repeat the same mistake you did last time you released George Athor plan. I hope you understand the reality.

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  • 10 September 2012 09:38, by Eastern

    Any news shrouded with this kind of secrecy is not for the consumption of the public at all!!! We need facts, names, etc. If these cannot be made clear to the common people; please leave such ’news’ within the security circles period!!

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  • 10 September 2012 11:28, by pabaak

    the intelligent of South Sudan need to act in high standard like country intelligence not like when are in the bush, how many times our space has been in consent violation by these type of planes and yet no action been taken against them ,this is how they try to study where is our weaknesses. foreign crews are captured and released without fined or even warning, what’s really mean?

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  • 10 September 2012 12:30, by master

    mess all around

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