The Foreign Office confirmed it had ended its rescue efforts on Saturday night, saying: 'The last evacuation flight departed Wadi Saeedna airfield at 2200 Sudan time (9pm BST) on 29 April'
The Coral Hotel - an architectural replica of the British colonial Governor's House across the road - is the new office for British consular support.
A senior military commander told Sky News that the plane was not following the agreed flight route and was considered a potential threat. British diplomats were evacuated from Sudan a week into the conflict in a special military operation and the UK government came under fire for not evacuating their citizens. Civilian evacuation missions were announced on 25 April.Many had already made their way - via Egypt and other rescue missions - by the time the UK began its evacuation effort.
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