Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan kills around 200 people and wounds 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare
The official doctors' union warned fighting had"heavily damaged" multiple hospitals in Khartoum and other cities, with some completely"out of service".
The European Union's ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his home in the city on Monday, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said. A spokesperson told AFP the veteran diplomat was "OK" following the assault. Volker Perthes, the head of the United Nations mission to Sudan, told the Security Council in a closed-door session that at least 185 people have been killed and another 1,800 wounded.
The official doctors' union warned fighting had "heavily damaged" multiple hospitals in Khartoum and other cities, with some completely "out of service". "The majority of the wounded are civilians who were caught in the crossfire -- among them are many children," MSF's Cyrus Paye said.
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