SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - A Sudanese cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sharjah airport in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, killing all six crew members on board.
Reuters photographer Ahmed Jadallah said the aircraft was completely destroyed. "... the aircraft is shattered into pieces and is completely charred and destroyed. The rescue workers are still here and working..." he said by telephone from the scene.
The Boeing 707 was carrying a crew of six and crashed shortly after takeoff, said Azza Air Transport Co Deputy Manager Ahmed Aasim, speaking in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. He said the aircraft had been leased by Sudan Airways.
A freight handler at Sharjah airport told Reuters the plane came down near the runway.
"We tried to see the plane, but there was nothing left, it was all burnt out," said an aviation company employee whose offices were near the crash site.
The cause of the crash was not clear.
Sharjah is one of seven emirates in the UAE federation that includes trade and tourism hub Dubai and oil exporter Abu Dhabi.
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