A drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces killed nearly a dozen Christians as they went to worship on Christmas morning.
A Christian attorney in the area who requested anonymity told Morning Star News that a “congregation who were marching in procession towards the church were targeted” by the Sudanese Armed Forces, which runs the nation’s military government.
There were 11 Christians killed and 18 other people injured, according to Morning Star News.
Sudan Tribune reported the casualties at 12 killed and 19 wounded.
The Episcopal Church of Sudan in Julud, toward which the believers were heading, was not struck in the drone attack.
The assault was one of multiple in recent weeks.
Morning Star News reported that another drone strike on Dec. 5 killed
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