Sudan Bombs Darfur, Forcing Thousands to Flee-UN
The Sudanese air force bombed a town in western Sudan this week killing or wounding 100 people and forcing thousands to flee, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. An African Union (AU) source said earlier that Sudanese officials had prevented AU monitors from investigating the death and damage caused by the aerial bombing. The attack violated a shaky cease-fire with rebels which AU observers are monitoring. U.N. spokeswoman Radhia Achouri quoted the AU as saying Sudan’s air force had bombed the town of Shangil Tobaya, near el-Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Wednesday. Full Story