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| US diplomat shot in Sudan attack | US diplomat shot in Sudan attack |
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| A US diplomat was wounded and his Sudanese driver killed in a shooting incident in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, reports say. | A US diplomat was wounded and his Sudanese driver killed in a shooting incident in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, reports say. |
| The Sudanese driver was killed on the spot and the US official critically injured as they were heading home. | The Sudanese driver was killed on the spot and the US official critically injured as they were heading home. |
| The attack happened during the early hours on Tuesday in a main street of the capital. | The attack happened during the early hours on Tuesday in a main street of the capital. |
| It is not yet clear whether the attack was politically motivated, as crime is fairly high in the city. | It is not yet clear whether the attack was politically motivated, as crime is fairly high in the city. |
| Sudan's director of police, Mohammed Najib, issued a statement saying the US diplomat was injured in the neck and chest, and had been taken to hospital. | |
| Sudan's police said they have launched a large-scale operation to try to hunt down the perpetrators. | |
| The shooting happened the day after a joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping duties in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. | The shooting happened the day after a joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping duties in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. |
| Anti-Western and anti-US feelings are running high in Sudan, because of Western criticism of Khartoum's policies in Darfur, observers say. | Anti-Western and anti-US feelings are running high in Sudan, because of Western criticism of Khartoum's policies in Darfur, observers say. |