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132 killed in Sudan s West Darfur state clashes: governor Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-09 07:47
Sudanese civilians protest against United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) exit in Zalenjei, West Darfur, Sudan December 29, 2020. Picture taken December 29, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
KHARTOUM - Governor of Sudan s West Darfur State Mohamed Abdalla Al Doma on Thursday announced that 132 people were killed in the recent armed clashes in the state s capital of El Geneina. According to the medical reports, so far, the number of the people killed is 132, Al Doma said at a press conference in Khartoum.
He said the security situation in the city is calm and the armed clashes have ceased, pointing to acts of looting at the outskirts of the city.