# Deadly air strikes on gold miners expose insecurity on Egypt-Sudan border

https://mins.news/en/item/96714

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 15:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/deadly-gold-mine-air-strikes-highlight-egypt-sudan-border-insecurity?traffic_source=rss

> A rights group says an air strike on a gold-mining site in northern Sudan killed at least 72 workers and accused Egypt’s military of targeting civilian miners. Egypt has not commented. The report links worsening border lawlessness to instability from Sudan’s civil war.

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