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Former Sudanese minister Faisal Mohamed Saleh robbed at gunpoint in Kampala

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Former Sudanese minister Faisal Mohamed Saleh robbed at gunpoint in KampalaRomanDeckert · CC BY-SA 4.0

Former Sudanese Minister of Information Faisal Mohamed Saleh and the photographer from his newspaper were victims of an armed robbery in Kampala. Both were taken to hospital for bruises and injuries, according to the daily Afaq Jadid, as relayed by Baj News.

Former Sudanese Minister of Information Faisal Mohamed Saleh was the victim of an armed robbery in Kampala, Uganda, according to press reports relayed by Baj News.

According to the Sudanese daily Afq Jadid, Mr Saleh and the newspaper’s photographer were in the Ugandan capital at the time of the incident. Both men were taken to hospital for treatment of bruises and injuries.

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