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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Khartoum, October 9 (Xinhua) — At least 13 people were killed and more than 21 wounded when the paramilitary Rapid Intervention Force (RIF) shelled a mosque in the western Sudanese city of El Fasher, volunteers and eyewitnesses reported on Thursday.
"The Abu Shouk Mosque in El Fasher was hit by gunfire on Wednesday evening, killing at least 13 civilians and injuring more than 21," the Abu Shouk Camp Ambulance Service said in a statement.
The organization reported that the mosque was sheltering dozens of families who fled the Abu Shouk area after SBR forces recently entered it.
An eyewitness told Xinhua that safety concerns prevented rescuers from reaching the site until early Thursday morning, when volunteers cleared the rubble and recovered 13 bodies of the dead and several injured.
The Sudan office of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs condemned the recent attacks in El Fasher.
Sudan is experiencing a major conflict between the country's armed forces and the RRF, which erupted in April 2023. The fighting has claimed tens of thousands of lives and forced millions to flee their homes, exacerbating the country's humanitarian crisis.
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