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British Council staff stranded in Khartoum offices amid gunfire and explosions

British Council staff stranded in Khartoum offices amid gunfire and explosions

Nine employees stuck for five days say they are ‘terrified’ as they wait to be evacuated while fighting continues in Sudan

Nine employees of the British Council in Khartoum have been stranded in their offices for five days amid heavy gunfire and explosions, as fighting in the streets of the Sudanese capital continues between the army and paramilitary forces.

One of the British Council staff is a British-Ugandan dual citizen; the rest are Sudanese. They include a security guard, an English language teacher, a driver and administrators.

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