Sudan: Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Gold Miners on Sudan-Egypt Border

A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.

At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes on a disputed border area between Sudan  and Egypt that targeted artisanal gold miners, a human rights group said Sunday.

The attack, south of the remote Halayeb triangle, east of the River Nile, is the second of its kind this year.

It comes amid growing concern in Egypt over large-scale displacement from the three-and-a-half-year conflict…