{
  "id": 14262550,
  "title": "Air strike kills at least 72 miners in Sudan, rights group says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/air-strike-kills-at-least-72-miners-in-sudan-rights-group-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:24:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mining.com",
    "slug": "mining-com",
    "url": "https://www.mining.com/air-strike-kills-at-least-72-miners-in-sudan-rights-group-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 72 artisanal miners perished in an alleged air strike in Sudan's Jabal al-Uqaydat area, claims a Khartoum-based human rights group. Emergency Lawyers, the organization, alleges that Egyptian warplanes carried out the attacks, targeting civilians. The group expressed their condemnation of these attacks, stating they violate Sudan's sovereignty and the right to life. Videos and images purportedly showing the bodies of the victims have surfaced on social media, though Canadian Mining Journal cannot independently verify these claims. Sudan's de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has pledged to launch an official investigation into the incident. Egypt has yet to comment on the matter. Jabal al-Uqaydat, situated near Sudan's disputed border with Egypt, is a mountainous region known for its traditional gold mining. While precise production figures are not currently monitored, the area is regarded as one of Sudan's busiest mining zones. Artisanal mining contributes to more than 80% of the country's mining sector, according to a report from the Sudan Tribune.",
  "summary": "Located near Sudan’s disputed border with Egypt, Jabal al-Uqaydat is a mountainous, traditional gold-mining region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}