Posted AT 3:34 PM EDT on 10/05/08
Sudan says rebel attack has been defeated
KHARTOUM — Darfur rebels fought Sudanese troops in a suburb of Khartoum on Saturday in a bid to seize power, but the government said the attack on the capital had been defeated.
Heavy gunfire and artillery was heard in Omdurman, across the River Nile from the heart of Khartoum, capital of Africa's biggest country. Helicopters and armoured vehicles headed for the fighting and an overnight curfew was declared.
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