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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KHARTOUM, May 10 (Xinhua) — At least 19 prisoners were killed and over 45 others were injured in a drone strike on the central prison in El Obeid town in western Sudan’s North Kordofan state on Saturday, a medical source and eyewitnesses said.
A source at El Obeid Hospital, who asked to remain anonymous, told Xinhua that the hospital received 19 bodies of dead and 45 wounded, and that “the death toll is expected to rise.”
An eyewitness who was near the central prison complex told Xinhua that “three drones fired about five missiles at the prison, with about three of them hitting the building and the inmates’ living quarters.”
Another eyewitness noted: “Rescue operations inside the prison are still ongoing, with the number of dead and injured exceeding the reported figures.”
There is no official statement regarding the incident at this time.
Recently, the paramilitary Rapid Reaction Force has stepped up drone attacks on military targets and key infrastructure in areas under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces, including El Obeid. –0–