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Sudan seeks cash for nomad deaths | Sudan seeks cash for nomad deaths |
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Sudan wants $40,000 compensation for four Arab nomads killed when a grenade went off as they tried to retrieve the body of a French peacekeeper. | Sudan wants $40,000 compensation for four Arab nomads killed when a grenade went off as they tried to retrieve the body of a French peacekeeper. |
Eufor soldier Gilles Polin was shot and killed when he accidentally crossed from Chad into Sudan and there was an exchange of fire with Sudan's military. | Eufor soldier Gilles Polin was shot and killed when he accidentally crossed from Chad into Sudan and there was an exchange of fire with Sudan's military. |
The Sudanese government has asked the European peacekeeping force for $10,000 compensation for each of nomads killed. | The Sudanese government has asked the European peacekeeping force for $10,000 compensation for each of nomads killed. |
Eufor's 3,700-strong force began deploying last month. | Eufor's 3,700-strong force began deploying last month. |
Sudan's army said last week that the four nomads were trying to put the body of the Eufor peacekeeper Gilles Polin onto a camel when a grenade found with his body went off. | Sudan's army said last week that the four nomads were trying to put the body of the Eufor peacekeeper Gilles Polin onto a camel when a grenade found with his body went off. |
Sergeant Polin died after the Eufor vehicle he was in strayed across the border from Chad into western Darfur. | |
Officials in Khartoum said the peacekeepers opened fire first but were forced to flee when the Sudanese army shot back. | Officials in Khartoum said the peacekeepers opened fire first but were forced to flee when the Sudanese army shot back. |
They said three Eufor vehicles and a helicopter returned 30 minutes later and there was a second exchange of fire. | They said three Eufor vehicles and a helicopter returned 30 minutes later and there was a second exchange of fire. |
European troops started to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic despite a brief delay caused by an attempt by rebels to overthrow the Chadian government. | European troops started to deploy to Chad and the Central African Republic despite a brief delay caused by an attempt by rebels to overthrow the Chadian government. |
Analysts say the coup attempt was backed by Khartoum - they say Sudan is against having European peacekeepers stationed on its border. | Analysts say the coup attempt was backed by Khartoum - they say Sudan is against having European peacekeepers stationed on its border. |
A spokesman for Eufor said he was determined that the force would be fully deployed despite this incident. | A spokesman for Eufor said he was determined that the force would be fully deployed despite this incident. |
The French peacekeeper's body was flown back to Paris on Friday night. | The French peacekeeper's body was flown back to Paris on Friday night. |
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