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SUDAN

Heavy clashes rock Khartoum despite truce

Strikes from the air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital Khartoum on Friday and heavy bombardment pounded the adjacent city of Bahri, witnesses said, even though the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to extend a truce by 72 hours. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces shot at a Turkish evacuation plane as it was landing at Wadi Seyidna airport outside Khartoum, damaging its fuel system, Sudan's army said.