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People sit atop a truck carrying mattresses, plastic chairs and other pieces of furniture parked along the road near Sudan's capital Khartoum, July 18, 2023. /CFP
UN Humanitarians on Friday expressed deep concern over more than 50 attacks on aid workers and health care in Sudan in three months.
"We are appalled by reports that a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) team was assaulted by armed men in Khartoum yesterday (Thursday)," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
According to OCHA, MSF reported that a 16-person team in Khartoum was aggressively assaulted by a group of armed men who physically beat and whipped them. The assailants detained one of the MSF drivers and, before his release, threatened to kill him. They also stole a vehicle.
MSF said the incident happened as the team was moving medical supplies from the organization's warehouse to the Turkish Hospital, one of only two hospitals still operating in all of southern Khartoum.
"We underscore that attacks on health care workers and facilities are a violation of international humanitarian law," OCHA said. "They must stop now."
The World Health Organization has verified more than 50 attacks on health care since the conflict began in Sudan on April 15.
Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other areas since April 15, resulting in over 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to figures released by the Sudanese Health Ministry.
(With input from Xinhua)
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