Five counterterrorism officers were killed Tuesday, September 28 during a search in Khartoum targeting "
a cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) group
", an organization which has so far never claimed responsibility for an attack in Sudan. intelligence indicated.
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"
Eleven terrorists from different foreign countries have been arrested,
" said intelligence in a statement.
But accomplices fired on the security forces, "
killing two officers and three non-commissioned officers
" while "
four foreign terrorists managed to escape,
" he continues.