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RSF drones damage four mining facilities in Sudan

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Drones operated by the Rapid Support Forces damaged four gold-processing facilities at the Bajon mining site in South Kordofan, with no casualties. The attack on the Qadeer mine market took place on a public holiday, when workers were absent, according to the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company.

Drones operated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary group, damaged four gold-processing facilities at the Bajon mining site in South Kordofan state, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, a state-owned mining company, said on Saturday.

The attack targeted the mine market in the Qadeer locality. According to the company’s initial assessments, no deaths or injuries were reported. Mohamed Abdelrahim, director general of the Department of Environment and Safety, said the facilities were empty because workers were away for the Friday public holiday.

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