‘Drunken’ attackers in rickshaw injure East Darfur police – two arrested

Two policemen were wounded when a gang of allegedly drunken gunmen opened fire on Um Deidan police station in Abu Jabra locality in East Darfur this week.

Abu Jabra locality commissioner, El Hadi Mahmoud El Sharif, said the attack was carried out by six drunken men who were driving a motor rickshaw. The two injured policemen were taken to Ed Daein Hospital.

A number of weapons and a quantity of ammunition was stolen during the attack, however police gave chase and managed to apprehend two of the alleged perpetrators. The other two managed to escape.