Four dead, two wounded as militia fires on police station in South Darfur

Four policemen have been killed and two other people, including a woman, are reported to have been wounded on Tuesday afternoon when uniformed pro-government militiamen opened fire on them at the Abu Odaam police in Bielel locality, South Darfur. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that militiamen driving Land Cruisers invaded the police station. “As the militiamen were wearing military uniforms, the five policemen who were on duty at the time thought that they were members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF),” a witness said. “That is why they put up no resistance, nor were they prepared to defend the station.” Sources say that as the militiamen arrived at the station, they subjected the policemen to heavy fire, killing four. A woman who lives in the village was also injured in the crossfire. The bodies of the dead policemen have been transferred to Bielel where they will be buried on Wednesday. File photo: Policemen in training