Sudan: Five Dead As Grenade Blast Rocks South Darfur Gathering

13 March 2022

Um Dafug — Police confirm that five people have died and at least 25 others were injured in a grenade explosion in Um Dafug locality in South Darfur, in an apparent attack on a social event.

According to a statement by the Director of South Darfur State Police, Maj Gen Mohamed El Zein, the incident took place in the southeast of Um Dafug locality, close to the Sudan's border with the Central African Republic.

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