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Strike kills WFP convoy driver in Sudan

By , based on Radio Dabanga

Strike kills WFP convoy driver in SudanAlex Blokha · CC BY-SA 4.0

An air strike on two trucks chartered by the World Food Programme in South Kordofan killed a driver as they transported aid between Dilling and Kadugli. The WFP, Sudanese civil society organisations and international officials called for an independent investigation and protection for humanitarian convoys, Radio Dabanga reports.

A driver was killed in an attack on two World Food Programme (WFP) trucks loaded with food aid in South Kordofan, Sudan. The vehicles, clearly identified as belonging to the United Nations organisation, were travelling between Dilling and Kadugli on Saturday, Radio Dabanga reports.

Sudanese civil society organisations and international officials condemned the attack and called for an independent investigation and accountability for those responsible. Wolfram Vetter, head of the European Union delegation to Sudan, also condemned the strike and stressed the importance of aid delivered by the WFP.

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