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Dozens of gold prospectors killed in strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says

BBC World reports: File photo of gold prospectors in northern Sudan At least 72 civilians who had been prospecting for gold in a border region of Sudan have been killed in air strikes, a regional rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, based in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, said jets targeted the so-called artisanal miners at a popular gold mining sites in Sudan's River Nile state on Saturday.

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WilluChill News DeskEgypt-Sudan · Published Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM UTCUpdated Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM UTC

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