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2020-03-09 Africa North

New Sudan PM survives attempted assassination

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Posted by 3dc 2020-03-09 06:18|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Sudan

#1 Hamdok said he was in “good shape” and that what had happened would be “an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan”, where he heads a transitional government following the overthrow last year of long-time President Omar al-Bashir.
Hamdok’s government is struggling to manage a severe economic crisis that triggered months of protests against Bashir and continued after his downfall in April.
Three witnesses told Reuters the attack happened near the northern entrance to the Kober bridge, which crosses the Blue Nile from Khartoum North to the city center, where Hamdok’s office is located.
The convoy appeared to have been targeted from above, they said. State radio said it had been hit by gunfire and a projectile, while state television said it had been targeted by a car bomb.
“I saw the moment of the explosion and the strike, and the strike came from a high building,” one witness said.

Posted by b 2020-03-09 09:25|| 2020-03-09 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank you, b. I don’t read Arabic, so your translation really helps.

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