At least 56 civilians have been killed and 595 others injured in hostilities and heavy clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and various parts of Sudan.

Speaking to ERT, Metropolitan Savvas of Nubia claimed that the two Greeks were seriously injured leaving the church in Khartoum, when a rocket fell next to them.

As the honorary consul of Greece in Sudan said, during the service of the first Resurrection, the church was surrounded by armored personnel carriers and a rocket fell, injuring two Greeks.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Greek citizens to avoid traveling to Sudan, while “citizens who are already there to be regularly informed about developments, to avoid unnecessary travel and to observe the maximum possible security measures”.

Chaos reigns in the country, spreading global concern about the developments. The RSF they control the presidential palace, and the residence of the head of the army and the international airport in Khartoum while they announced that they have control of two other airports in the city of Merowe in the north of the country, as well as the airport in the city of El Obeid located in South Sudan.

Blinken: The US, the UAE and Saudi Arabia agree that it is necessary for the parties involved to immediately cease hostilities without conditions

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said he had consulted with their counterparts in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about the conflict in Sudan.

The officials agreed that it is necessary for the parties involved to immediately cease hostilities without conditions, Blinken said in a statement.

The US is deeply concerned about the high levels of violence in Sudan that have claimed dozens of lives, a US State Department official said today.

“It does appear that these attacks involved heavy weapons,” said the official who is on his way to Tokyo, where Blinken will attend a meeting of Group of 7 (G7) foreign ministers.

“Our primary concern is the safety of our personnel as well as the American citizens there,” he added.