Air strikes kill at least 72 gold miners on Sudan-Egypt border
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Sudan-based rights group says Egyptian jets struck a disputed mining site on Saturday, killing at least 72 people and injuring dozens more.
A Sudan-based rights group, Emergency Lawyers, reported that air strikes on Saturday killed at least 72 artisanal gold miners in a remote, disputed area south of the Halayeb triangle on the Sudan-Egypt border. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The group accused the Egyptian air force of the attack, which it said targeted Sudanese territory. Egypt has not commented on the strikes but has previously admitted conducting operations against illegal mining inside its borders. [1] [4]
Sudan Doctors Network warned that the death toll is expected to rise due to severe injuries and limited access to medical care. The strikes are the second reported this year in the same region. [1] [4]
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- Air strikes kill dozens of gold miners on Sudan-Egypt border
DW English · · Full text
- 苏丹北部矿区遇袭 已致72人死亡
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- Deadly air strike kills dozens at Sudan gold mine near Egypt border
Al Jazeera · · Summary only
- Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says
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