3.27.2009

Sudan says Israel 'most probably' behind attack

Sudan said on Friday it believed Israel was behind two attacks on suspected smugglers which killed up to 40 people in the remote north of the country in January and February.

"The first thought is that it was the Americans that did it. We contacted the Americans and they categorically denied they were involved," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Sadig said. "We are still trying to verify it. Most probably it involved Israel."

Sadig said Sudan was gathering evidence at the site, and would not react to the attacks while the investigation was ongoing. He added that the convoys were likely smuggling goods, but not weapons.

Read more @ Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1074411.html

1 comment:

Sis said...

Sorry. I didn't catch this account. Must have been crowded out by all the holocaust memorial stories on the front page, lest we forget them.