At least 5 killed, 13 injured in attack in Sudan's Central Darfur State

At least five people were killed and 13 others injured in an attack by an armed group in Sudan's Central Darfur State, Sudan Tribune reported Tuesday.

"The attack took place at Tour area, some 80 km southeast of Zalingei, the capital city of Central Darfur State," the report said.

"An armed group, ridding on motorcycles, camels and horses, launched attacks on Monday and Tuesday against Tour area, which resulted in the killing of five people and injuring of 13 others, some of them suffering from serious wounds," the report quoted an eyewitness as saying.

The attack forced hundreds of citizens to flee to the jungles, the eyewitness said, adding that the fate of many children who fled from their families is still unknown.

No comment on the incident has been released from the Sudanese government authorities yet.

Tribal conflicts have become a nagging concern for local population and the authorities of the troubled region, where all popular and official efforts have failed to end the phenomenon which negatively affected the social fabric of the Darfur population groups.

Darfur region lies on the far west region of Sudan with estimated around 500,000 square km. It is considered Sudan's western gate, which shares joint borders with Libya, Chad and Central Africa Republic. Endit