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| A Sudanese worker with a Canadian aid agency has been shot dead in the Darfur region of Sudan. | A Sudanese worker with a Canadian aid agency has been shot dead in the Darfur region of Sudan. |
| The man was killed by gunmen who called at his home demanding his satellite phone, the Fellowship of African Relief told Reuters news agency. | |
| "They came to his house at 9pm on Monday and when they didn't find a phone there they shot him," said Mark Simmons, of the charity. | "They came to his house at 9pm on Monday and when they didn't find a phone there they shot him," said Mark Simmons, of the charity. |
| Tensions have risen in Darfur since a warrant was issued for Sudan's leader. | Tensions have risen in Darfur since a warrant was issued for Sudan's leader. |
| "He was ambushed by men demanding a satellite phone. They beat him because he couldn't provide them with a Thuraya [phone]," Mr Simmons also told Reuters. | "He was ambushed by men demanding a satellite phone. They beat him because he couldn't provide them with a Thuraya [phone]," Mr Simmons also told Reuters. |
| Shortly after the International Criminal Court indictment was issued on 4 March, President Omar-al Bashir ordered 13 foreign aid agencies out of the region. | Shortly after the International Criminal Court indictment was issued on 4 March, President Omar-al Bashir ordered 13 foreign aid agencies out of the region. |
| It is not the first time a Canadian aid agency employee has been targeted since then. | |
| Earlier this month, a Canadian woman was among three foreign staff of Medecins Sans Frontieres kidnapped at gunpoint in Darfur and later freed by a gang calling themselves "Bashir's Eagles". | |
| Sudan recently said foreign aid groups, which carry out the bulk of humanitarian work in Darfur, would no longer be allowed to work on the ground in a year's time. | Sudan recently said foreign aid groups, which carry out the bulk of humanitarian work in Darfur, would no longer be allowed to work on the ground in a year's time. |
| Khartoum said Sudanese aid agencies would take over. | Khartoum said Sudanese aid agencies would take over. |
| The US state department recently warned the decision was endangering the lives of 1.4 million refugees. | The US state department recently warned the decision was endangering the lives of 1.4 million refugees. |
| The UN has said that the effects of the expulsions were already being felt, with feeding for malnourished children not taking place and un-serviced water pumps likely to break down. | The UN has said that the effects of the expulsions were already being felt, with feeding for malnourished children not taking place and un-serviced water pumps likely to break down. |
| Some 2.7 million people are receiving aid in Darfur after being forced from their homes. | Some 2.7 million people are receiving aid in Darfur after being forced from their homes. |