EU ambassador “attacked” at home, according to European diplomacy

A European diplomat assaulted. The EU Ambassador to Sudan was “attacked“At home, announced the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell, Monday evening April 17. The country’s capital, Khartoum, has been in the grip of heavy fighting since Saturday against a backdrop of a power struggle between two generals.

“A few hours ago, the EU ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his residence”, tweeted Josep Borrell. denouncing “a flagrant violation” of the Vienna Convention, he recalled that the Sudanese authorities were responsible for ensuring the security of diplomatic facilities and diplomats present in their country.

The EU delegation was not evacuated

The EU ambassador, Irish Aidan O’Hara, is “OK”, Nabila Massrali, spokesperson for the EU diplomatic service, told AFP, adding that the EU delegation is not had not been evacuated. “The safety of our staff is our priority”she pointed out.

According to the UN, more than 185 people have been killed and 1,800 injured in the past three days during the fighting.