Sudan’s top military commander survives deadly drone strike at army ceremony

Sudan’s army chief Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan was unhurt (AP)
Sudan’s army chief Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan was unhurt (AP)

Sudan’s military said its top commander, Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country’s east.

The military said the attack by two drones took place in Gebeit, a town in eastern Sudan, after the ceremony was concluded.

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