Man killed by Abu Tira bullets in Central Darfur’s Um Dukhun

30/01/2014 20:44

A man was killed inside his home by stray bullets in Um Dukhun, Central Darfur, on Wednesday. A neighbour of the deceased reported to Radio Dabanga that troops of the Central Reserve Forces (known as Abu Tira) suddenly began shooting into the air with machine guns, at about 8.30pm. One of the bullets hit Adam Abakar, while he was at home in Nag’a, the western district of Um Dukhun. The source added that the Abu Tira troops, stationed in Um Dukhun, continued randomly shooting “for hours”. The heavy fire terrified the population. “Particularly women and children hid under their beds, or in holes, until the morning, to avoid being hit.” File photo: Abu Tira troops (Radio Dabanga) Related: Gunmen ‘in Abu Tira uniforms’ terrify displaced in South Darfur (23 January 2014)SLM-AW rebels claim attack on Abu Tira convoy in Central Darfur (7 January 2014)

A man was killed inside his home by stray bullets in Um Dukhun, Central Darfur, on Wednesday.

A neighbour of the deceased reported to Radio Dabanga that troops of the Central Reserve Forces (known as Abu Tira) suddenly began shooting into the air with machine guns, at about 8.30pm.

One of the bullets hit Adam Abakar, while he was at home in Nag’a, the western district of Um Dukhun.

The source added that the Abu Tira troops, stationed in Um Dukhun, continued randomly shooting “for hours”. The heavy fire terrified the population. “Particularly women and children hid under their beds, or in holes, until the morning, to avoid being hit.”

File photo: Abu Tira troops (Radio Dabanga)

Related:

 Gunmen ‘in Abu Tira uniforms’ terrify displaced in South Darfur (23 January 2014)

SLM-AW rebels claim attack on Abu Tira convoy in Central Darfur (7 January 2014)