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Air strike kills 17 people including 5 children in Sudanese capital -health authorities

"Yarmouk district was targeted with an air strike and early estimates refer to the killing of 17 people with five children amongst them and the destruction of 25 homes," the health department of the Sudanese capital said Saturday in a post on its Facebook page.

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Published June 17,2023
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AIR STRIKE KILLS 17 PEOPLE INCLUDING 5 CHILDREN IN SUDANESE CAPITAL -HEALTH AUTHORITIES
An aerial view of the black smoke and flames at a market in Omdurman, Khartoum North, Sudan, May 17, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. (REUTERS)

Sudanese health authorities said 17 people including five children were killed in an air strike in southern Khartoum on Saturday.

"Yarmouk district was targeted with an air strike and early estimates refer to the killing of 17 people with five children amongst them and the destruction of 25 homes," the health department of the Sudanese capital said in a post on its Facebook page.