Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks
UN News's headline. Reported by UN News, UN News Africa.
What the sources say, in brief
According to UN News, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month. UN News reported that the strikes killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October. UN News Africa carried the same report with the same figures. The supplied excerpts from both outlets match, and no conflicting figures or outcomes were reported. The excerpts do not give further details on the locations, perpetrators, or responses to the strikes.
Key points
- UN News reported that drone strikes killed at least 306 people in Sudan in three weeks.
- According to UN News, the strikes also injured hundreds more people in the first three weeks of October.
- UN human rights chief Volker Türk strongly condemned the escalation in drone strikes, UN News said.
- UN News Africa carried the same report with the same death toll of at least 306.
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Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks. According to UN News, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month. UN News reported that the strikes killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October. UN News Africa carried the same report with the same figures. The supplied excerpts from both outlets match, and no conflicting figures or outcomes were reported. The excerpts do not give further details on the locations, perpetrators, or responses to the strikes. Covered by 2 publications. UN News: Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks. UN News Africa: Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks.
Who is covering it
- UN News International Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone. 23 Oct · Tier 1
- UN News Africa International Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone. 23 Oct · Tier 1
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