The government’s plans to airlift more Canadians from the deadly conflict in Sudan were grounded Friday after one plane had mechanical problems and militants shot at a Turkish evacuation flight, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Friday.
Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S., Anand said two more government flights were supposed to take off Friday morning, but one of the Canadian military planes being used — a C-130 Hercules — had a “mechanical issue” that has since been resolved.
“The situation is dangerous. It is volatile, it is intense, and we need to do whatever we can to ensure the safety and security of Canadians at the airport and of course as they board flights and take off from the area,” Anand said. Until Thursday, Canada had relied on other countries who were sending planes to evacuate their citizens from the conflict in the northeast African country. As of Friday, around 250 Canadians had received help leaving Sudan, Anand said, including on flights arranged by Canada and other countries.
“We are not waiting to plan contingencies. We are undertaking that planning as we speak because of the volatility of the situation,” she said.
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