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| US diplomat dies in Sudan attack | US diplomat dies in Sudan attack |
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| A US diplomat in Sudan has died of his injuries following a shooting in the capital, Khartoum, US officials say. | A US diplomat in Sudan has died of his injuries following a shooting in the capital, Khartoum, US officials say. |
| The diplomat's Sudanese driver was killed on the spot during the attack in the early hours of Tuesday. | |
| Sudan's interior ministry said the embassy vehicle was fired on by gunmen in another car as it drove through a residential area of western Khartoum. | Sudan's interior ministry said the embassy vehicle was fired on by gunmen in another car as it drove through a residential area of western Khartoum. |
| 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. |
| The victim was an officer with the US Agency for International Development. | The victim was an officer with the US Agency for International Development. |
| Sudan's interior ministry said he was shot five times in the hand, shoulder and stomach. | |
| The driver, identified as 40-year-old Abdel Rahman Abbas, was killed instantly, it said in a statement. | |
| Investigation launched | Investigation launched |
| In a statement, the US Embassy in Khartoum said: "This afternoon, the American officer succumbed to his injuries and passed away. | In a statement, the US Embassy in Khartoum said: "This afternoon, the American officer succumbed to his injuries and passed away. |
| "We are working closely with local authorities to investigate the incident." | "We are working closely with local authorities to investigate the incident." |
| Sudan's police said they have launched a large-scale operation to try to hunt down the perpetrators. | 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, correspondents say. |