# Dozens of gold prospectors killed in Egypt-Sudan border strikes, rights group says

https://mins.news/en/item/95636

- BBC News, 2026-10-11 21:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy43vrk8wv8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> At least 72 civilians prospecting for gold in Sudan’s River Nile state were killed in air strikes on Saturday, Emergency Lawyers says. Egypt and Sudan’s de facto authorities have not commented. The group said the toll was provisional and that the attacks may constitute war crimes.

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