Air raid causes panic in Darfur’s Jebel Marra

02/11/2014 20:10

The Sudanese Air Force bombed an area in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra today (Sunday), killing a number of livestock. There were no human casualties reported. A resident told Radio Dabanga that an Antonov jet dropped seven bombs near a village called Voluga. The explosion killed several sheep, cows, and donkeys with carts attached to them. Parts of the area were burned. He explained that the air raid caused panic amongst the villagers, who fled to the neighbouring valleys and mountains for cover. File photo: Mountains in East Jebel Marra, Darfur (Radio Dabanga archive) Related: 12-year-old killed in air raid on East Jebel Marra, Darfur (28 October 2014)

The Sudanese Air Force bombed an area in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra today (Sunday), killing a number of livestock. There were no human casualties reported.

A resident told Radio Dabanga that an Antonov jet dropped seven bombs near a village called Voluga. The explosion killed several sheep, cows, and donkeys with carts attached to them. Parts of the area were burned.

He explained that the air raid caused panic amongst the villagers, who fled to the neighbouring valleys and mountains for cover.

File photo: Mountains in East Jebel Marra, Darfur (Radio Dabanga archive)

Related: 12-year-old killed in air raid on East Jebel Marra, Darfur (28 October 2014)