factions of the military has left at least 27 people dead, including three un staff. 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 sudan
On the situation. Police are currently searching for a robert card, he is considered armed and dangerous, he is a Person Of Interest however and thats what we will label him as moving forward until that changes. If people see him they should not approach him or make contact with him in any way. The shutter in place order that currently stands in lewiston remains. A vehicle which was typical of interest in this case was located and we are asking residents there to shelter in place so please share that information with communities as well. If anybody sees mr card or has any Additional Information with reference to these shootings in lewiston, please contact 911. If they see anything suspicious, please feel free to call your local authorities. We have literally hundreds of Police Officers working around the state of maine to investigate this case, to locate mr card, who again is a Person Of Interest and a Person Of Interest only and we will continue to gather information so we can bring t
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Palace. in a post on facebook, the sudanese army has labelled the rsf a rebel militia and said there will be no negotiations or talks until the dissolution of the group. let s get more on this now with susan stigant, who is the director of africa programs at the us institute of peace, an organisation aimed at promoting national and global security. welcome to you, susan. thank you so much for taking the time. we are witnessing a pretty remarkable turn of events today, and i understand that you were in sudan recently. could you tell that tensions were running high? yes, i was there a week before last. at that point it was clear that the tensions were incredibly high. there was a mobilisation of heavy weaponry, reports of mobilisation of additionalforces, and it was clear that in the political