Omdurman: Shelling at busy Sudanese market 'fills morgue with bodies'

The attack caused "utter carnage" at a nearby hospital, where dozens sought medical attention.

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MSF and the Sudanese authorities said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were responsible for Saturday's attack in the city of Omdurman, which killed and injured more than 100 people - a claim the RSF has denied.

The majority of those killed at the market were women and children, the Sudanese Doctors' Union says.

The RSF and Sudan's army have been locked in a civil war that, over 22 months, has killed tens of thousands and sparked what the UN describes as one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters.

In the past few weeks, the army has stepped up its offensive in Omdurman, which lies across the River Nile from capital city, Khartoum, aiming to regain complete control from the RSF.

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