Killing of aid worker in South Darfur confirmed

01/11/2013 12:24

The death of a Sudanese aid worker on 23 October has been confirmed by the UN and government officials. The director of the Sudanese El Sugia Charity Organisation, a non-governmental group, was killed by unidentified gunmen.Another staff member on board of the NGO vehicle and a police officer were injured, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. The attack took place at about 15km southwest of South Darfur’s capital Nyala, Sudan’s second largest city, according to OCHA.File photo: Injured Police Officer (Reuters)

The death of a Sudanese aid worker on 23 October has been confirmed by the UN and government officials. The director of the Sudanese El Sugia Charity Organisation, a non-governmental group, was killed by unidentified gunmen.

Another staff member on board of the NGO vehicle and a police officer were injured, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. The attack took place at about 15km southwest of South Darfur's capital Nyala, Sudan’s second largest city, according to OCHA.