Gunmen pillage relief goods from lorry in Central Darfur

01/12/2013 17:10

Two people were seriously injured in the area of Kabar during an attck on a lorry en route from El Geneina to Um Dukhun in Central Darfur. A passenger told Radio Dabanga that on Friday afternoon “government-backed militias on camels and horses” opened fire on a lorry carrying relief items and passengers in the area of Kabar in Central Darfur. The driver and his assistant were seriously injured. The gunmen robbed the passengers of their money, mobile phones, and luggage as well as some relief items and fled. File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid

Two people were seriously injured in the area of Kabar during an attck on a lorry en route from El Geneina to Um Dukhun in Central Darfur.

A passenger told Radio Dabanga that on Friday afternoon “government-backed militias on camels and horses” opened fire on a lorry carrying relief items and passengers in the area of Kabar in Central Darfur. The driver and his assistant were seriously injured. The gunmen robbed the passengers of their money, mobile phones, and luggage as well as some relief items and fled.

File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid