An investigation is underway into this event which did not cause any injuries, according to Antony Blinken. According to the head of American diplomacy, an investigation must now “determine what exactly happened”.
New attack against a diplomat in Sudan. After the aggression at his home of the ambassador of the European Union, an American diplomatic convoy came under fire on Monday April 17, revealed on Tuesday the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “All our staff are safe and sound” but this act is “irresponsible”added the head of diplomacy of the United States at the end of a meeting of foreign ministers of the G7 in Japan. “This incident is still under investigation to determine what exactly happened”. he further clarified. The license plates of the convoy could be identified.
The Secretary of State also spoke separately with the two rival generals on Tuesday and insisted with them “on the urgency of reaching a ceasefire”. A request taken up in concert by the chief diplomats of the G7 countries who called for a halt “immediate” fighting in Sudan, which they condemned “with force”. Clashes in Sudan since Saturday between the regular army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the paramilitary forces of his former ally, General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, have already left nearly 200 dead and at least 1,800 injured, according to the UN.
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