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Air force ready to bring Thais back from Sudan

Students in Khartoum hope for timely help as fighting is worsening and food is scarce

A C-130 military transport is one of two planes the air force expects to use in the evacuation from Sudan. (File photo)

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has prepared aircraft to evacuate Thai nationals from Sudan while students there have called on the government to send help as quickly as possible.

Air force commander ACM Alongkorn Wannarot is worried about Thais in the strife-torn African country and has sent staff to meet with Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials about how to evacuate them, said AVM Prapas Sornchaidee, the RTAF spokesman.

The air force has prepared an Airbus A340-500 and a C-130 military…

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