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Sudan: 19 killed in shelling of market in poor area south of Khartoum

Army tanks said to have targeted area that residents say is not close to any military target

Nineteen people have been killed and 106 more injured in shelling at a market in a poor area south of Khartoum, the Sudanese Doctors Trade Union has said.

Six tank shells were fired from al-Shajara, one of the few areas the army controls in Khartoum, and targeted the neighbourhood of Mayo, an area that is not known to be near any military target, residents said.

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