13 Sudanese policemen killed in clashes in Darfur
KHARTOUM. September 9. KAZINFORM Around 13 Sudanese policemen were killed and 33 injured in clashes with armed groups in the troubled region of Darfur, officials said on Friday; Kazinform refers to Arab News.
"13 policemen were killed and 33 injured in Jebel Marra in South Darfur on Thursday night," said a police spokesman. "I don't have any more details now."
The governor of South Darfur, Abdel Hamid Kasha, told Reuters that police had been trying to free three soldiers taken hostage by unknown armed groups when clashes erupted, adding that details were unclear.
Kasha denied a report by Sudanese daily Al-Ahdath that one of the hostages was 34-year old Italian aid worker Francesco Azzara who was abducted in South Darfur by an armed group last month; Kazinform cites Arab News.
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