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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Samy Magdy

Officials: UN chief 'shocked' by letter from Sudan's military ruler demanding removal of UN envoy

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The United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of the U.N. envoy to the country, Sudanese and U.N. officials said Saturday.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received the letter Friday from Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military official and head of the ruling Sovereign Council, according to U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

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