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Al-Burhan forms commission after miners die on Egyptian border

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Al-Burhan forms commission after miners die on Egyptian borderPress Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · CC BY 4.0

Sudan’s Sovereignty Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has tasked a commission with investigating the deaths of Sudanese miners in the border area with Egypt. It will include the Public Prosecution as well as judicial and security officials, according to the Sovereignty Council, which offered its condolences to the families.

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