Sudan fatwa call worries UN as Bashir loyalists up activity


FILE PHOTO-A protester carries a flag during a rally marking the anniversary of the April uprising, in Khartoum, Sudan April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about a request for a fatwa seeking the assassination of its head in Sudan, as loyalists of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir stepped up opposition to a draft deal for a new civilian government.

In a video on social media, a man calling himself only Abdelmoneim is seen speaking to a gathering in Khartoum that included pro-Bashir politicians seeking inclusion in the deal.

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