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Turkey moves its embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan after shooting targeted its ambassador's car

5/6/2023, 2:34:34 PM

Highlights: A car in the convoy of Turkey's ambassador to Khartoum, Ismail Çobanoglu, came under fire, causing no deaths or injuries. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey will move its embassy to Port Sudan. The identity of those who opened fire is not yet known, according to diplomatic sources. Since April 15, clashes have continued in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, in which the two sides exchanged accusations of responsibility.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey will move its embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan after a shooting targeted the car of the Turkish ambassador to Sudan.


Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey will move its embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan after a shooting targeted the car of the Turkish ambassador to Sudan.

A car in the convoy of Turkey's ambassador to Khartoum, Ismail Çobanoglu, came under fire, causing no deaths or injuries.

Turkish diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency on Saturday that the embassy car in Ambassador Çupanoglu's convoy came under fire in Sudan, which is witnessing continuous clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The sources pointed out that the incident did not result in deaths or injuries, and that the identity of those who opened fire is not yet known.

Since April 15, clashes have continued in Khartoum and states in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, in which the two sides exchanged accusations of responsibility after teams affiliated with each other went to control centers belonging to the other.