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Sudan: Air strike kills two in Port Sudan Sudan: Air strike kills two in Port Sudan
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An air strike has destroyed a car near Sudan's city of Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, killing its two passengers, local officials say. A "foreign" aircraft has destroyed a car near Sudan's city of Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, killing its two passengers, local officials say.
They say vehicle was moving from the city's airport when the unknown plane carried out the raid. Police say a missile probably came from the direction of the Red Sea. Some sources suggest two helicopters could have been involved.
There was no immediate word on the identity of the two victims. Security forces have now sealed the area, reports say. The car, said to be a Hyundai Sonata, was about 15km (nine miles) south of Port Sudan at the time.
There was no immediate word on the identity of the two victims.
Security forces have now sealed off the area, reports say.
So far no-one has claimed to have carried out the attack.So far no-one has claimed to have carried out the attack.
"We heard three loud explosions," a source at Port Sudan airport told Reuters news agency.
"Eyewitnesses told us they saw two helicopters which looked liked Apaches flying past."
The car had been travelling into the city from the airport, one Sudanese official said.
Gaza connection?
In 2009, the Sudanese authorities said a convoy of arms smugglers was hit by unidentified aircraft in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state, Reuters reports.In 2009, the Sudanese authorities said a convoy of arms smugglers was hit by unidentified aircraft in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state, Reuters reports.
There was speculation at the time that the strike may have been carried out by Israel to stop weapons bound for Gaza.There was speculation at the time that the strike may have been carried out by Israel to stop weapons bound for Gaza.
Israel has not commented on the claims.Israel has not commented on the claims.
The BBC's James Copnall, in the Sudanese capital, says Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, is on good terms with Khartoum.
There has been an uneasy peace in eastern Sudan for several years, following one of Sudan's many civil wars.
But the region is very underdeveloped even by Sudanese standards, and there are fears about increased illegal activity there, our correspondent says.