At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says

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At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says

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At least 72 artisanal miners were reportedly killed in an airstrike in northern Sudan, according to rights monitor Emergency Lawyers. The group blamed the Egyptian air force, but Reuters said it could not independently verify the allegation; Egypt's military did not comment.

Reuters —  At least 72 artisanal miners were killed in an airstrike in northern Sudan on Saturday, rights monitor Emergency Lawyers ‌said on Sunday, in the second such incident in several months. Emergency Lawyers blamed the Egyptian air force for the strike, a claim Reuters could not immediately verify. The Egyptian military did not comment on … The post At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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