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Death toll in clashes in Sudan’s Darfur rises to 48: state media
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan 17, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Tribal clashes in Sudan’s
restive Darfur killed at least 48 people, in the latest bout of violence to
hit the region, state media reported Sunday.
“The death toll from militia attacks in El Geneina yesterday (Saturday)
reached 48,” the SUNA news agency said, referring to the capital of West
Darfur state and quoting the local branch of the country’s doctors’ union.
“The bloody events which are still ongoing since Saturday morning (have)
also left … 97 wounded.”
BSS/AFP/ARS/1559 hrs