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Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was due to begin

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning buildings and military patrol northeast of Khartoum International Airport, Sudan, on April 17, 2023. AP

Heavy fighting was still underway in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital and accused each other of violating the cease-fire. 

Residents said they still heard gunfire and explosions in different parts of the capital, Khartoum, particularly around the military’s headquarters and the Republican Palace. They said few people had ventured out, though there were crowds outside some bakeries.

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