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Explosions heard in Damazin after drone attack

By , based on Radio Tamazuj

Map: Damazin, Sudan

Explosions were heard in several parts of Damazin, the capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, after a drone attack. The extent of the damage and the number of casualties were not specified in this alert reported by Radio Tamazuj.

Explosions rang out in several neighbourhoods of Damazin, the capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, after a drone attack carried out on Sunday evening, according to local sources. The blasts were heard in particular in the direction of the military hospital and the city’s airport.

A drone also reportedly crashed into a petrol station, while videos shared on social media showed flames lighting up the night sky before several explosions. No casualties were reported immediately. Local sources accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan’s paramilitary group, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls areas including Kurmuk and Geissan in Blue Nile State.

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