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Egypt and Sudan investigate shooting of two Egyptians in Khartoum
Two Egyptian lorry drivers were shot dead in Khartoum, and a third was wounded.
Sudanese police say they arrested a 23-year-old suspect, who told them he acted to avenge his brother’s death in a Saturday air strike.
Egypt and Sudan are investigating the shooting, while a Sudanese police officer was also wounded during an exchange of fire before the arrest.
The air strike hit goldminers in a border area, but neither country has publicly identified who carried it out.
Groups in Sudan gave widely different estimates of the deaths, from 13 to 72, while some media reports put the number as high as 200.
The incident comes as more people in northern Sudan have turned to gold prospecting amid an economic crisis caused by the civil war.
Egypt’s military says it is targeting illegal mining, and the two countries’ foreign ministers have spoken about respecting each other’s sovereignty and borders.
Egypt and Sudan are investigating the shooting of two Egyptians dead and a third wounded in Khartoum.
Sudanese police said they arrested a 23-year-old suspect who admitted carrying out the attack to avenge his brother’s death.
Police said the three Egyptians were lorry drivers and a Sudanese police officer was wounded in an exchange of fire.
The shooting followed a Saturday air strike near the Egyptian border that reportedly killed Sudanese goldminers.
Reported death tolls for the air strike ranged from 13 to 72, while some Sudanese media reports put the figure as high as 200.
- Who
- Two Egyptians were killed and a third was wounded. Police identified the suspect as Ibrahim Abdullah Adam, 23.
- What
- Egypt and Sudan are investigating the shooting.
- When
- The shooting followed a Saturday air strike. The exact date of the shooting is not stated.
- Where
- Khartoum, Sudan.
- Why
- Police said the suspect acted to avenge his brother’s death in the air strike.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An air strike near the Egyptian border reportedly killed Sudanese goldminers.
Egypt’s foreign minister and his Sudanese counterpart spoke by phone about the shooting.
Sudanese police said the investigation was continuing and that the suspect had been arrested.
- People killed
- Two Egyptians
- People wounded
- One Egyptian and one Sudanese police officer
- Suspect
- Ibrahim Abdullah Adam, 23
- Reported air-strike deaths
- 13 to 72 according to watchdog groups; some Sudanese media reports said as many as 200
- Location
- Khartoum, Sudan
What people are saying
The investigation is continuing to establish the circumstances of the incident and its motives
We will firmly deal with the matter under the law.
We reject the targeting of civilians and putting their lives at risk, which cannot be justified on security grounds
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