UNHCR vehicles looted

An armed group looted two vehicles from UNHCR headquarters in El-Geneina on Friday morning September 7. An eye-witness told Radio Dabanga the armed group, believed to be pro-government, attacked the UNHCR headquarters early Friday morning. The armed group attacked three guards at the headquarters, tied their hands with ropes and guarded them. Then they seized two new Land Cruiser vehicles, from inside the yard, forced the guards to climb into the vehicles and fled. The guards were released outside of El-Geneina. The witness said that attacks on vehicle-owners has become a widespread phenomenon, despite the presence of the Sudanese army and police at the main gates and entrances of El-Geneina.

An armed group looted two vehicles from UNHCR headquarters in El-Geneina on Friday morning September 7. An eye-witness told Radio Dabanga the armed group, believed to be pro-government, attacked the UNHCR headquarters early Friday morning.

The armed group attacked three guards at the headquarters, tied their hands with ropes and guarded them. Then they seized two new Land Cruiser vehicles, from inside the yard, forced the guards to climb into the vehicles and fled. The guards were released outside of El-Geneina.

The witness said that attacks on vehicle-owners has become a widespread phenomenon, despite the presence of the Sudanese army and police at the main gates and entrances of El-Geneina.