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Dozens of gold workers killed in airstrike on Sudan mine

Original: Dozens of gold workers in northern Sudan were killed over the weekend after warplanes bombed an open air mine near the Egyptian border, according to Sudanese rights groups, graphic video and eyewitnesses interviewed by The New York Times.

Dozens of gold miners were killed in northern Sudan when warplanes bombed an open air mine near the Egyptian border over the weekend. Sudanese rights groups, eyewitnesses and graphic footage documented the attack, which was reported by The New York Times. The strike highlights the heavy civilian toll of Sudan's war, which has repeatedly hit mining areas contested by the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Why now: The attack killed many civilians at once, drawing outrage and renewed attention to Sudan's two-year-old war.

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