A Belgian EU official was reportedly wounded by a gunshot in Sudan as conflict continues in Khartoum, the capital.
Wim Fransen, head of the EU humanitarian operation in Sudan, went missing overnight on Sunday, then was found by his colleagues from the EU mission on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.
According to the Times, his injuries are severe but not life-threatening.
Belgium's FPS Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that one Belgian had been hospitalized, without providing further information.
At least 185 people have been reported killed and 1,800 injured since Saturday, when fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum and its surroundings.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) officials citing Sudanese Health Ministry officials, at least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 injured in the unrest.
Source: Anadolu
