Paramilitary shelling on a mosque in eastern Khartoum has killed at least five people and injured dozens, a Sudanese pro-democracy lawyers’ group has said.
The attack, which has been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted civilians during evening tarawih prayers at a mosque in the East Nile district of Khartoum, said the Emergency Lawyers network, which has been documenting abuses by both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
This is the second reported attack on civilians since the RSF lost central Khartoum, including the presidential palace, in a major government army offensive.
RSF artillery also pounded Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city, killing three civilians in what eyewitnesses described as some of the heaviest bombardments in recent months.
The Sudanese army claims to have seized control of the main headquarters of the country’s central bank from the RSF as it continues to make advances in the capital.
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