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Scores of gold miners killed in air strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says

Photo shows a sign marking the turn-off leading to the Hamama gold exploration site, deep in the desert east of Luxor, Egypt, April 15, 2016
Photo shows a sign marking the turn-off leading to the Hamama gold exploration site, deep in the desert east of Luxor, Egypt on April 15, 2016. © Brian Rohan, AP

At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes 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.

At least 72 workers were killed by air strikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday, after survivors described scenes of chaos in the mountainous region.

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