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Air strikes on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border have killed dozens of miners, with a Sudanese rights group accusing Egypt's air force.
Air strikes struck a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border, killing at least seventy-two people. The Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights group, accused Egypt's air force of carrying out the attack. Survivors reported higher casualty figures, with some stating over two hundred miners died. The Sudan Doctors Network cited preliminary reports of numerous casualties among artisanal miners.
This incident occurs amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, where control over resources like gold mines is a significant factor. The alleged involvement of Egypt's air force raises regional tensions. Neither Egypt nor Sudan has officially commented on the events at the mining camp.
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“At least 72 workers were killed in airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday.”How each side headlined it
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Left: Middle East Eye attributes the air strike on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border to Egypt's air force, citing a Sudanese rights group.
Center: Sudan Tribune, France 24, and BBC report that dozens of miners were killed or injured in air strikes on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border, with a rights group making the accusation.
Right: Anadolu Agency (EN) reports that dozens of miners were killed or injured in an air strike near the Sudan-Egypt border, citing a medical group.
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Sudanese rights group The Emergency Lawyers on Sunday accused Egypt's air force of an air strike which killed 72 workers at a...
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At least 72 workers were killed in airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday.
Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp on Saturday.
Sudan Doctors Network cites preliminary reports of casualties among artisanal miners
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