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Sudan's al-Burhan orders probe into airstrike that reportedly killed 72
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered an investigation into an airstrike at a gold mining site near the Egyptian border.
The strike hit the Jabal al-Uqaydat mining area on Saturday, and the rights group Emergency Lawyers says 72 people were killed.
The group accused Egypt of carrying out the strike, but the claim has not been independently verified and Egypt has made no official comment.
A committee of prosecutors, judicial officials and security representatives will investigate what happened and report its findings.
The mine lies in a rugged, mineral-rich border region where smuggling and other illicit trade have long taken place.
The strike adds tension along a sensitive border between countries that have disputed territory and security concerns.
Sudanese and Egyptian authorities have been in contact, and the committee's findings are the next step.
Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered an investigation into an airstrike near the Egyptian border.
The strike hit a gold mining site in the Jabal al-Uqaydat area on Saturday.
The Emergency Lawyers rights group said 72 people were killed and accused Egypt of carrying out the strike.
The claim could not be independently verified by AFP, and Egypt had issued no official comment.
Sudanese and Egyptian authorities remained in contact to determine what happened.
- Who
- Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered the probe. The Emergency Lawyers group reported the death toll.
- What
- An airstrike hit a gold mining site, and a fact-finding committee was formed to investigate it.
- When
- The strike occurred on Saturday; al-Burhan ordered the probe on Monday.
- Where
- The Jabal al-Uqaydat mining area, near Sudan’s border with Egypt.
- Why
- The committee was formed to investigate the circumstances of the incident. The reason for the strike is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An airstrike hit the Jabal al-Uqaydat mining site.
Al-Burhan ordered a probe and formed a fact-finding committee.
- Reported death toll
- 72 people, according to the Emergency Lawyers
- Location
- Jabal al-Uqaydat mining area
- Investigation
- Fact-finding committee of prosecutors, judicial officials and security representatives
- Previous reported strike
- In June, airstrikes reportedly killed 23 workers at the same mine
What people are saying
painful incident
unjustified and unacceptable crime
the use of airstrikes against civilians cannot be one of them
Sources
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