Air strikes kill dozens of gold prospectors on Egypt Sudan border

At least 72 civilians prospecting for gold in a border region of Sudan were killed in air strikes on Saturday, the BBC reported. The human rights group Emergency Lawyers, based in Khartoum, stated that jets targeted artisanal miners at a popular gold mining site in River Nile state. [1][2]

Neither the Egyptian government nor the de facto Sudanese authorities have commented on the reported attack, according to the BBC. The regional rights organization noted that Egyptian forces have previously faced accusations of deadly strikes on gold prospectors as part of a crackdown on illicit activity along its southern border. [1][2]

Emergency Lawyers stated that the alleged actions represented a violation of the sovereign territory of Sudan, the BBC reported. [1][2]