Hundreds of Sudanese have
staged a demonstration in the capital Khartoum to protest against an airstrike
on a weapons factory blamed on Israel.
On Wednesday night, the protesters chanted slogans against the Israeli regime
and the United States, such as "Death to Israel" and "Remove Israel from the
map."
The demonstration was staged after Sudanese Culture and Information Minister
Ahmed Bilal Osman said that four Israeli warplanes had attacked a weapons
factory in Khartoum earlier in the day, killing at least two people.
In response to a question about the attack, Israeli Minister for Military
Affairs Ehud Barak said, "There is nothing I can say about this
subject."
Sudan also called on the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel for
violating the country’s sovereignty.
Sudanese Ambassador to the UN Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman referred to the attack
as a "blatant violation" of the UN charter and demanded condemnation from the
global body.
In May, Khartoum blamed Israel for a deadly attack that destroyed a car and
killed a businessman in Port Sudan.
Sudan also blamed Israel for another deadly missile attack on a car near Port
Sudan in April 2011.
The Tel Aviv regime, however, has neither denied nor confirmed its involvement
in these incidents.