Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF has shot at a Turkish evacuation plane as it was landing at Wadi Saeedna airbase in the capital of Khartoum on Friday damaging the fuel supply. The plane managed to land safely after the paramilitary forces opened fire. However, it is being fixed, Sudan's army said. Earlier reports claimed that a crew member was wounded in the attack but Turkey's defence ministry said there were no injuries while confirming the plane had been fired at, according to Daily Mail.
At least 512 people have been killed and close to 4,200 wounded by the fighting since April 15, and a humanitarian crisis has mushroomed.Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF has shot at a Turkish evacuation plane as it was landing at Wadi Saeedna airbase in the capital of Khartoum on Friday damaging the fuel supply.However, it is being fixed, Sudan's army said.
The RSF denied firing at the plane and said the army was 'spreading lies', adding: 'Our forces have remained strictly committed to the humanitarian truce that we agreed upon since midnight, and it is not true that we targeted any aircraft in the sky of Wadi Seyidna in Omdurman.' There is no indication that due to the renewed threat of violence at the airstrip, evacuation flights will be stopped.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nigeria begins evacuation of Nigerians in SudanThis was revealed in a tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) where it shared a video showing buses parked in line.
Read more »
Evacuation Buses Arrive In Sudan As Nigerian Students File Out To Travel To Egypt | Sahara ReportersSeveral buses to evacuate over 4000 stranded Nigerian students arrived in war-ravaged Sudan on Wednesday morning to begin the journey by road to Egypt. The latest development was confirmed by the Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Wednesday.
Read more »
Sudan: Federal Govt Begins Evacuation Of Nigerians Via EgyptThe Federal Government of Nigeria has started evacuating Nigerian students in Sudan via luxurious buses headed to Egypt.
Read more »
FG begins evacuation of Nigerian students in SudanThe Federal Government has commenced the process of evacuating Nigerian students stranded in Sudan At least 420 people have been killed and over 3,700
Read more »
BREAKING: FG commences evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan to EgyptThe Federal Government has confirmed the commencement of evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan, following the outbreak of conflict in the North
Read more »
Newspaper Headline: Nigerian students lament slow evacuation from Sudan, say only 15 of 40 buses available | TheCableReports on the evacuation process of Nigerians in Sudan dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
Read more »