British troops have flown to Sudan on a reconnaissance mission as the UK works out options to evacuate stranded British nationals from the country, Sky News understands
Dutch nationals evacuated from SudanThe US and France have a larger military presence in the area.
James Heappey, the armed forces minister, said the military was working up a range of options to present to the prime minister as pressure mounts on the government to act. British forces extracted all British diplomats and their families from the city during a daring weekend raid.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMr Heappey added:"Work is under way in this building and has been all weekend and all of the back end of last week to give the prime minister and COBRA [the emergency committee meeting of top ministers and officials] options for what else could be done to support the wider community of British nationals in Sudan.
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