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Sudan’s council orders action against threats to the country

By , based on Sudantribune

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Sudan’s Security and Defence Council has asked the authorities to take the necessary measures against plans threatening the country and to ease the hardships facing the population. The meeting, chaired by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was held in Khartoum as drone attacks targeted several areas of the capital, Sudan Tribune reports.

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