Indians in Sudan have been asked to take shelter by the country’s mission in the African nation following explosions and gunfire in the capital city as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other’s bases.
“In view of reported firings and clashes, all Indians are advised to take utmost precautions, stay indoors and stop venturing outside with immediate effect. Please also stay calm and wait for updates,” a tweet from the Indian Embassy in Khartoum read.
Violence flared in Sudan on Saturday after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, over the planned integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the regular army.
Witnesses reported “confrontations” and loud explosions and gunfire near an RSF base in south Khartoum.
