Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries raged for a third day with the death toll rising to nearly 100.
The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggles between Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .
A stench of gunpowder lingered as plumes of thick black smoke emanated from damaged buildings, according to witnesses. Fighting also raged in others parts of Sudan including the western Darfur region and in the eastern border state of Kassala.
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