8 killed, 95 injured in paramilitary attack in Sudan's El Fasher: local official
KHARTOUM, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 8 people were killed and 95 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, a local official stated.
"The RSF shelling targeted the Souq Al-Mawashi (livestock) market, south of El Fasher, which was crowded with civilians," Ibrahim Khatir, director-general of North Darfur State's health ministry, told Xinhua.
The RSF has not yet commented on the attack.
Since May 10, fierce clashes have raged in El Fasher between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF.
According to UN estimates, El Fasher is home to about 1.5 million people, 800,000 of whom are internally displaced persons.
（Editor:Liao Yifan）
