The General Staff of the Sudan, accused the rapid response forces (SBR) of shelling the military transport aircraft of the Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules, which arrived in the African country to evacuate Turkish citizens.
“The C-130 Air Force Air Force for evacuation was fired by the rebels on the morning of January 28 when landing at the Vadi-Seidne air base,” the Sudanese army said.
The message notes that as a result of the shelling, the fuel tanks of the aircraft were damaged and one of the crew members was wounded. The aircraft landed safely at 07:25 Local time, all the problems were promptly eliminated, the statement said further.
The General Staff reminded that the command of the Sudan Superior warned of possible provocations from the “rebels” during the evacuation.
In turn, the SBR refuted all the accusations against them. “The accusations against the SBR are a continuation of the misinformation campaign distributed by the Putzing leaders of the Armed Forces of the Sudan with the support of extremist residues of the non -existent regime. The facts presented” on the field “refute the statements about the attack on the Turkish aircraft,” the SBR reported in the statement of SBR.
The message emphasizes that the SBR strictly observe the humanitarian truce. “All information about the shelling of the aircraft over Vadi -Seidne air base in the Omdurman, which we uncontrolled, is not true,” the report emphasizes.
The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey earlier on Friday reported the shelling of light small arms of the military transport aircraft C-130 Hercules, sent to Sudan for the evacuation of Turkish citizens.
The department noted that despite the shelling of the plane, he was able to safely land at the Vadi-Seidne air base.