Irish diplomat was attacked in Sudan during robbery by 'armed men wearing military fatigues'

A European Commission spokesperson was unable to confirm if Monday's incident was a targeted attack.

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION spokesperson has said Irish diplomat Aidan O’Hara was attacked during an armed robbery at his residence in Sudan on Monday.

During a press conference today, European Commission spokesperson Nabila Massrali said: “We are alarmed by the situation and the security of staff. Our head of delegation has been assaulted.”In describing the incident, Massrali said: “Some armed men wearing military fatigues stormed the residence and robbed it.

“We do not want to endanger our personnel on the ground, operating already in very difficult circumstances.” “For the time being we are not evacuating staff, we are assessing the situation constantly and for security reasons I cannot say any more at this stage.

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