A Sudanese army truck loaded with munitions exploded on Saturday in the capital, Khartoum, where the nearby airport was closed "as a precaution", an airport official said.
An army spokesperson said the blast had not caused any casualties. "A series of explosions occurred on a truck loaded with munitions, which burned the vehicle," said Brigadier General Othman Mohammed al-Aghbach, adding there had been no "human loss".
| So whoever they were aiming for, they missed. |
The airport official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "The airport has been closed until further orders as a precautionary measure, given that it is not far from the munitions depot near where the explosion happened."
| Any chance a big cheese just happened to be driving by when the truck blew up? |
Aghbach said the munitions went off because of the "shaking" of the truck, which was being driven in an area close to the army headquarters in central Khartoum.
| Yup, spend all your money on fancy MiGs and there's no money to fix the potholes. |
The area had been evacuated, Aghbach told the official Suna news agency. Witnesses said the explosion caused a fireball, and columns of smoke could be seen rising into the air. Roads leading to the area of the blast were sealed off to traffic and onlookers were barred from approaching. |