Sudanese forces attack Darfur refugee camp

Sudanese government forces have attacked a Darfur refugee camp and killed civilians, according to reports received by the UN.

A UN statement issued today says Sudanese police vehicles surrounded the Kalma camp in southern Darfur. It says subsequent attacks reportedly caused “injuries and deaths of civilians”.

Another statement from the aid group Doctors Without Borders says at least 65 wounded have been admitted to one of its clinics nearby.

Kalma is home to more than 80,000 Darfur refugees.

Sudan’s president has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for alleged government attacks on ethnic Africans in the country’s troubled western region.