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Fierce gunfire ‘during whole night’ in N. Darfur camp

Displaced persons from a North Darfur camp were “panicked” as a result of fierce shootings in the air by pro-government militias that lasted a whole night between Thursday and Friday.

Adam Hassan Zakaria, a resident of camp Dankoj in Saraf Omra locality, was injured due to the firing that began at 10:00pm on Thursday and lasted until early hours on Friday, sources told Radio Dabanga.

Dankoj residents are calling upon UNAMID “to end violations and abuses by pro-government militias”.