Drone strike targets Port Sudan navy base: army source
The military repelled a drone attack on Sudan's largest naval base early Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth consecutive day of strikes on the country's wartime capital.
'They [the drones] were met with anti-aircraft missiles,' the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media.
An AFP correspondent reported hearing a series of explosions coming from the direction of the port for nearly half an hour at dawn.
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