At least 72 people were killed, according to a Sudanese human rights organisation, in an airstrike that hit a gold mining site on Saturday in the border region between Sudan and Egypt.
The organisation, Emergency Lawyers, accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the attack.
The strike took place in the mountainous area of Jabal al-Uqaydat, near the al-Ansari mining market, a region where large numbers of independent gold prospectors operate.
According to testimony published by AFP, one survivor said an aircraft appeared over the site in the morning hours and struck it five times. The miners fled in panic into the mountains fearing further attacks, he said, leaving dead and wounded behind.
Initial reports indicated lower casualty figures. The Sudanese Doctors Network reported at least 13 dead and 28 wounded, warning the toll could rise. Emergency Lawyers later published its estimate that at least 72 people had been killed.
