Curfew imposed in Sudan's North Darfur after militias loot U.N. food stores


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  • Thursday, 30 Dec 2021

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Authorities in Sudan's North Darfur state announced a night curfew on Wednesday after armed groups looted a U.N. World Food Programme warehouse and facilities used by a former peacekeeping mission.

According to initial reports, the warehouse in El Fasher looted by unknown armed groups late on Tuesday contained up to 1,900 tonnes of food destined for hundreds of thousands of people in the area, a United Nations statement said.

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