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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum

Soldiers accused of widespread looting from homes near Sudanese capital

A man walks through rubble in the aftermath of clashes and bombardment in the Ombada suburb of Omdurman, Sudan.
A man walks through rubble in the aftermath of clashes and bombardment in the Ombada suburb of Omdurman, Sudan. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Residents of Omdurman have described widespread looting by soldiers from the Sudanese armed forces in the only part of the city they still control.

People living in Ombada district in the west of Omdurman, which lies across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, said soldiers had taken everything from cars to spoons, and had shot at those who tried to stop them.

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