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Two power stations targeted in eastern Sudan

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The Rapid Support Forces targeted two power stations in Al-Fao and Hawata, in Sudan’s eastern state of Gedaref. Both facilities went out of service after the strikes at dawn, according to sources quoted by Baj News and local witnesses.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group involved in the war in Sudan, targeted two power stations at dawn in the eastern state of Gedaref, according to sources quoted by Bajnews. The facilities in Al-Fao and Al-Hawata went out of service, witnesses said.

The two power stations are in Gedaref state, in eastern Sudan. Reports by Bajnews attributed the attack to the RSF.

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