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Scores of gold miners killed in Egypt-Sudan border air strikes

A Sudanese rights group, Emergency Lawyers, said at least 72 gold miners were killed in air strikes on Saturday at an artisanal mining camp on the Sudan-Egypt border. The group accused Egypt's air force of carrying out the attack. Egypt and Sudan had not officially commented, and AFP could not independently verify the account. Videos appeared to show Egyptian munitions, according to one report.

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Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says BBC News – World
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A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.

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Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group saysBBC News – World
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Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says

Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp on Saturday.

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Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border

The attacks occurred at a remote gold mine hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan’s devastating civil war. Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.

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Al Jazeera

Deadly gold mine air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecurity

Deadly air raids on gold miners in Sudan expose deepening border lawlessness and regional instability.

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France 24

Airstrikes kill dozens of gold miners on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says

At least 72 workers were killed in airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday. The Emergency Lawyers organisation accused Egypt’s air force of the attack. AFP could not independently verify the account and Egypt has issued no official comment.

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Al Jazeera

At least 72 Sudanese miners killed in air strike: Rights monitor

Emergency Lawyers blames Egypt for the deadly attack in northern Sudan.

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DW

Air strikes kill dozens of gold miners on Sudan-Egypt border

A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.

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