Al-Bashir sacks state governor after Blue Nile attack

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03-09-2011 | 08:55
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Al-Bashir sacks state governor after Blue Nile attack
Omar al-Bashir fired the governor of Blue Nile state hours after the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army attacked police and soldiers in Blue Nile with heavy weaponry, setting off a battle on Friday.

Sudan's president also declared a state of emergency in Blue Nile, near the southern border with Ethiopia, after clashes broke out between armed forces and a rebel group.

Sudan's information minister, Sanaa Hamad, had said earlier that Sudanese government forces were in control of the area and that the military repelled a rebel advance on the town of Damzain.    

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern at the eruption of fighting and urged the parties to immediately cease all hostilities, U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said.       

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on Sudan and South Sudan next Thursday.
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