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Air strike kills dozens of goldminers in northern Sudan
An air strike killed dozens of goldminers in northern Sudan on October 10, near the Egyptian border and the Red Sea.
Sudanese rights groups put the death toll at 72, while unconfirmed media reports say as many as 200 people may have died.
No group has claimed responsibility, and neither Sudan nor Egypt has identified who carried out the attack.
The miners were working in a country gripped by civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Many displaced people turn to dangerous mining to earn money and feed their families as fighting and hunger deepen hardship.
The conflict has displaced at least 14 million people, and the deaths have prompted grief and anger among Sudanese people.
Sudan and Egypt say they are investigating, but the sources do not say when their inquiries will conclude.
An air strike killed scores of goldminers in northern Sudan on October 10.
Sudanese human rights and watchdog groups put the death toll at 72, while unconfirmed Sudanese media reports said as many as 200 may have died.
No group has claimed responsibility, and neither Sudan nor Egypt has said who may have been behind the attack.
The deaths have stirred grief and anger in a country where war has driven many people into dangerous gold mining to support their families.
Sudan and Egypt said they were investigating the incident.
- Who
- Scores of Sudanese goldminers were killed.
- What
- An air strike hit a gold-mining site. No group has claimed responsibility.
- When
- October 10. The year is not stated.
- Where
- A mountainous area in northern Sudan near the Egyptian border and the Red Sea.
- Why
- Not stated. The attack’s motive and the identity of those responsible are unknown.
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A miner said the workers had been digging before reaching gold-rich rocks.
A video purportedly filmed at a gold mine in northern Sudan showed a miner describing a large gold find.
An air strike killed scores of goldminers in the area.
The National published its report on the attack and its impact.
- Reported death toll
- 72, according to Sudanese human rights and watchdog groups
- Attack date
- October 10
- Location
- Northern Sudan, near the Egyptian border and the Red Sea
- Responsibility
- No group has claimed responsibility
- Displacement
- At least 14 million people have been displaced in Sudan’s current conflict
1 source
What people are saying
I was out of the site at the time of the attack. I was buying food and water, and selling gold we extracted at a nearby Al Ansari market in Al Oqaidat