S. Korea and Japan to send military aircraft for Sudan evacuation

Combat Control Team members of the South Korean Air Force 5th Air Mobility Wing preparing to depart for Sudan at an undisclosed location in South Korea. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): Seoul said Friday (April 21) it would send a military aircraft and soldiers to evacuate South Korean nationals stranded in Sudan, where hundreds of people have died since fighting broke out last week.

Japan is taking similar steps and on Friday sent a military plane to try and fetch its citizens from the conflict-hit country.