# Airstrike in northern Sudan kills at least 72 artisanal miners, rights monitor says

https://mins.news/en/item/96123

- CNN, 2026-10-12 09:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/africa/airstrike-kills-sudanese-artisanal-miners-intl?Date=20261012&Profile=CNN

> Emergency Lawyers, a rights monitor, said on Sunday that at least 72 artisanal miners died in an airstrike in northern Sudan on Saturday. It was the second such incident in several months.

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