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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Khalid Abdelaziz

Sudan capital rocked by air strikes, looting

Ashta, a Sudanese refugee, who has fled the violence in her country, reacts as she walks past her relatives and makeshift shelters, near the border between Sudan and Chad, in Koufroun, Chad May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Residents of Sudan's capital reported heavy air strikes in central Khartoum on Tuesday amid a surge in looting while Saudi Arabia said negotiators were working toward a short-term ceasefire.

Witnesses said the army unleashed intense air bombardment in the centre of Khartoum and around the presidential palace. The rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary said the palace, which it claims to control, was hit by an air strike and destroyed, but an army source denied the claim.

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