Warplanes roared overhead as explosions rocked Khartoum on Friday.
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But already by the next morning the situation on the ground appeared unchanged, with the forces of two rival generals again exchanging fire in the Sudanese capital, which is home to five million people. The declaration calls for the restoration of electricity, water and other basic services, the withdrawal of security forces from hospitals and"respectful burial" of the dead.
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