SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur

20/1/2021: AP- Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur, by Samy Magdy

 AP report that armed men opened fire trying to storm the residence of a provincial governor in Darfur.

 There were no injuries or damage in the attempted attack on West Darfur Gov. Mohammed Abdalla al-Douma’s residence in the provincial capital of Geneina. but it underscored the heightened tensions in the restive region where a bout of tribal violence has killed around 230 people since last week.

A statement from the governor said the attempted attack sought to create “instability and chaos” in the province. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and the statement did not say who the attackers were.