Sudan army agrees to evacuation of foreign nationals and diplomats as fighting between rival forces continues
The UK will evacuate diplomats and nationals currently trapped inThe US, France and China are also set to remove their nationals, according to a statement on Saturday citing Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese armed forces and the nation’s de facto ruler.
The British government said it was “doing everything possible” to support nationals trapped in Sudan. Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, chaired a Cobra meeting on Saturday morning with the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, and theA UK government spokesperson said: “We recognise that the situation is extremely concerning for British nationals trapped by the fighting in Sudan.
The fighting has killed more than 400 people and injured more than 3,500, according to the World Health Organization. Battles continue to rage on the streets of Khartoum, sparking fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Heavy explosions that had rocked the city in recent days subsided overnight but bursts of gunfire resumed on Saturday morning. Heavy gunfire, loud explosions and fighter jets overhead were heard in many parts of the capital, according to witnesses.
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