Sudan to investigate deadly Blue Nile violence

The Sudanese military authorities have set up a committee to investigate recent violence in the southern Blue Nile state, where nearly 200 people were killed and thousands displaced, the state-owned news agency Suna website reports.

The killings followed fighting between the Hausa and other local tribes, which escalated last week.

Military spokesperson Col Nabil Abdullah says the committee formed will investigate and evaluate the security situation.

The authorities have also set up a new military command for the Blue Nile state in efforts to contain the ethnic conflict.

The state authorities declared a state of emergency on Friday, in efforts to resolve the clashes.

Clashes between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups started in mid-July over land dispute in the Wad al-Mahi district.

Similar violence in July in the state left more than 200 people dead and many more displaced in the region.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

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