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| 'Explosions and fire' at Sudan arms factory | 'Explosions and fire' at Sudan arms factory |
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| Witnesses in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, have reported explosions and a fire at the site of a military factory. | Witnesses in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, have reported explosions and a fire at the site of a military factory. |
| Initial media reports said the site of the incident was the Yarmouk ammunition factory. | Initial media reports said the site of the incident was the Yarmouk ammunition factory. |
| "There was a very loud explosion and you can see now a huge fire," one resident told the Reuters news agency. | "There was a very loud explosion and you can see now a huge fire," one resident told the Reuters news agency. |
| The reason for the explosions is not clear. A number of people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. | |
| "The authorities are controlling a fire in the el-Yarmouk military manufacturing facility," the state-linked Sudanese Media Centre said, according to the AFP news agency. | "The authorities are controlling a fire in the el-Yarmouk military manufacturing facility," the state-linked Sudanese Media Centre said, according to the AFP news agency. |
| One of the agency's reporters said there were two or three fires across a wide area, with dense smoke and intermittent flashes of white light. | |
| Abdul Rahman al-Khider Rahman, the governor of Khartoum state, told local TV an explosion had occurred at midnight. | |
| "There are losses in the building and the authorities are investigating the cause. A preliminary investigation says the explosion happened in a store room," he said. | |
| Mr Rahman said some people had been taken to hospitals suffering smoke inhalation but otherwise there were no casualties. | |
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