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Sudanese gunmen loot UN food aid warehouse in Darfur

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Sudanese refugees walk past a UN vehicle in South Darfur. Sudanese gunmen on December 28, 2021 looted a WFP warehouse containing some 1,900 tonnes of food aid in Darfur.

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By  AFP

Sudanese gunmen have looted a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse containing some 1,900 tonnes of food aid in Darfur amid a surge of violence in the troubled western region, officials said Wednesday.

Residents of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, reported heavy shooting near the warehouse late Tuesday.

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