The capital of the country was shaken by the great explosion

As reported by the national press, there was a violent explosion near the General Command of the Army for undetermined causes.

In the images shared on social networks, the sound of a large explosion is heard around the General Command of the Army and the Khartoum International Airport, and smoke and flames rise from the area.

ALLEGED AIR RAID

The violent explosion is believed to have occurred as a result of an air strike on the ammunition or fuel tank.

No official statement has yet been made from the Army and the clashing Rapid Support Forces (HDK) in Sudan about the cause of the explosion or the damage it caused.

According to eyewitnesses, clashes between the army and the HDK took place in the cities of Bahri, to the north of Khartoum, and Umdurman, to the west.

7 PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES

The army spokesman, Nebil Abdullah, said yesterday in a statement that seven citizens lost their lives as a result of the “random” shelling carried out by the HDK in the Umbedda neighborhood, in the city of Umdurman.

Abdullah claimed that the HDK also shelled the Hammadab district in southern Khartoum, saying: “The army forces also defeated a new HDK attack on the headquarters of the Armored Units, destroying 4 lightly armored vehicles and 25 combat vehicles. “. he had used the phrase.

CONFLICT IN SUDAN

The Sudanese army wanted the full integration of the HDK into the army within two years, which it once supported but saw as a threat because it was acting as an independent and parallel army.

The verbal warfare and tension, which began with the HDK’s declaration that it could accept this within a period of about 10 years after civilian rule, escalated into an armed conflict between the parties in the capital Khartoum and several cities in the morning of April 15. .

More than 3,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed and tens of thousands injured in the fierce fighting that continues in and around Khartoum, especially in the western cities, now in its fifth month.

The United Nations reported that more than 4.3 million people were displaced due to the conflict in Sudan. (AA)