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Oct 18, 2026 at 5:12 AM ET
Airstrike kills 72 at Sudanese gold-mining area
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An airstrike last week at Jabal al-Uqaydat, a gold-mining area near the Sudan-Egypt border, is believed to have killed 72 people. Injured miner Ali Mohamed Hamza said an aircraft circled overhead before striking a group of nearly 300 miners; rights groups blamed the Egyptian air force.
WHO: An unidentified aircraft carried out the airstrike; rights groups blamed the Egyptian air force.
WHAT: An airstrike struck the Jabal al-Uqaydat gold-mining area, with 72 people believed killed.
WHEN: Reported Oct 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM ET
WHERE: Jabal al-Uqaydat, near the Sudan-Egypt border
WHY: The reason for the airstrike was not reported; rights groups blamed the Egyptian air force.
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