Deadly gold mine air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecurity

An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based Emergency Lawyers accuses the Egyptian military of targeting civilian miners in the mountainous border area of Jabal al-Uqaydat. Egypt has not commented on the incident, and images shared by rights monitors show chaotic scenes with bodies wrapped in funeral shrouds.