earlier, gunfire and explosions rocked the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. what you re seeing here was recorded earlier at khartoum international airport, where at least two people were reportedly killed. footage there shows large plumes of smoke and fighter jets flying low overhead, and there was this video from inside the khartoum airport showing passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. this is the skyline across khartoum. exact death tolls are yet to be confirmed. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. victims include three united nations aid workers who were killed in the crossfire at a military base. we want to show you what happened earlier on sudanese state tv. the newsreader briefly appeared, talking about clashes, but listen care
of requesting this, it was truly an interfaith effort. we had community members from all faith traditions who came to support this effort and for the muslim community, this is a tremendous joy. muslim community, this is a tremendousjoy. i had a member of our community who is a descendant of slaves, she told me she never thought she would ever hear the call of prayer in america and it s something that obviously we have a right to do so this is incredible. i talked to families and individuals who said this is the one thing that their children never get to experience and for many of our neighbours and our community members were not muslim, they are extremely welcoming and so tremendous support and excitement and i think we have set a precedent here for other cities. . ~ set a precedent here for other cities. ., ~ , ., , set a precedent here for other cities. ., ~ , ., , . ., cities. thank you very much for “oininu cities. thank you very much for joining us-
he certainly wants that . when he dies the epitaph will be very clear - that desmond tutu loved, he laughed, he cried, i and that is what he was, he was always a man of tremendousjoy. l the one thing that helps desmond tutu stand out and occupy this unique place in south african history is that he was there at every step of the way through this country s tortuous journey from apartheid to democracy and beyond, with that clear, moral, often angry, sometimes laughing voice, a man defined above all by his sense of hope. that report by andrew harding. but we contribute is being organised to remember archbishop tutu. many south africans have
tremendous joy. what he was, he was always a man of tremendousjoy. and my recent what he was, he was always a man of tremendous joy. and my recent visit in south africa with the community in south africa with the community in the south of france was having a meeting, all these young people, as soon as he stood up, everybody was absolutely having him. and he was really enjoying it. at his age, which was wonderful. it was a wonderful thing to contribute to a memoir that we did when he was 90. again, he was so full of which didn t laugh, which he didn t love, which he didn t cry out. because of that, he was such a wonderful person. because of that, he was such a wonderful person. thank you for that lovely tribute- wonderful person. thank you for that lovely tribute. the wonderful person. thank you for that lovely tribute. the former lovely tribute. the former archbishop of york remembering desmond tutu. thank you very much.
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