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Sudan's army deploys in Khartoum, clashes with Darfur rebels reported near city KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's army is deploying on the streets
of Khartoum and a leader of a Darfur rebel group says hundreds of
his fighters are on the city's outskirts, clashing with security
forces. An Associated Press reporter in Khartoum said security forces
ordered residents to clear the streets Saturday. Armored vehicles
and heavily armed security forces were patrolling the capital.
Government forces closed bridges leading to Omdurman, Khartoum's
twin city. A leader of the Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality told the
Associated Press by telephone from the outskirts of Omdurman that
his fighters were clashing with security forces there. Sudanese
officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not
authorized to speak to the media, confirmed clashes near Khartoum.
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