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Explosions hit an ammunition depot in Khartoum

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An explosion followed by sporadic detonations occurred at an ammunition depot belonging to the Sudanese armed forces in Khartoum. The army said the explosions were caused by contact between munitions and that the situation had been fully brought under control, according to a statement cited by Bajnews.

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