Curfew in Khartoum

Published May 11, 2008

KHARTOUM, May 10: An overnight curfew has been imposed on Khartoum after Darfur rebels attacked a suburb of Sudan’s capital on Saturday, state television said.

Heavy gunfire was heard in the west of Khartoum and helicopters and army vehicles headed towards the area, witnesses said.

“We are announcing a curfew in the state of Khartoum from 5 pm (1400 GMT) until 6 am starting from Saturday,” an army spokesman said on state television.

In Darfur rebels fought battles with Sudan’s army in the North Kordofan province bordering Khartoum on Friday and Saturday.—Reuters

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