By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-02-02 07:06:18 | Updated at 2025-02-02 10:47:11
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An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, according to health authorities.
The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the escalated civil war that has wrecked the northeastern African country.
There was no immediate comment from the RSF, which has been battling the military since April 2023.
Khalid al-Aleisir, minister of culture and government spokesman, condemned the attack, saying that the casualties included many women and children. He said the attack caused widespread destruction.
“This criminal act adds to the bloody record of this militia,” he said in a statement on Saturday. “It constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.”
Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate said one mortar shell hit metres away from al-Naw Hospital, which received most of the market casualties. It said most of the bodies were of women and children, adding that the hospital has a significant shortage of medical teams, especially surgeons and nurses.
