Huge Fire In Sudan Capital, After Attack On Weapons’ Store

A huge fire was reported in a building in Sudan capital Khartoum, hours after warring parties announced another ceasefire that seemed to have collapsed.

Sky news Arabia said the fire spread after an attack at a weapons’ store.

A civilian activist group, the Khartoum resistance committee, posted on twitter footage of the fire, saying it spread from Muhammad’s weapons shop in Khartoum 2 area.

It said the fire was “big” and that firefighters could not be reached. On Thursday morning, there were reported clashes in several locations in the city.

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The Libyan National Army (LNA), a group of armed forces loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar, has denied providing support to a rival party in Sudan amid the deadly fighting.

He said the army was ready to play a mediating role between the rival parties in Sudan. The Sudan army and the paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF) have been fighting.

The Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had agreed a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire on Tuesday, but the truce collapsed within minutes of its proposed launch at 18:00 local time.

A new ceasefire with the same timing was put forward by the RSF on Wednesday. The army said it would abide by the truce – but gunfire could still be heard across the capital.

On Thursday morning, there were reported clashes in several locations in the city.