Sudan on Tuesday blamed Israel for the fatal airstrike that killed two individuals inside a vehicle, the Sudan tribune reported on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, a foreign plane launched an attack on a vehicle at about 9:00 p.m. local time in Kalaneeb, approximately 14 kilometers (8.69 miles) away from the coastal city of Port Sudan, BNO News reported.
Two individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, were killed instantly in the airstrike. The victims had just arrived in town through the Port Sudan airport. One of the individuals was Sudanese.
It was informed that Sudanese anti-aircraft defenses responded with heavy fire which caused the foreign jet to flee. However, deputy Red Sea governor Salah Sir Al-Khitim Kenna said on Wednesday that the attack was not caused by an aircraft but by a missile fired from an unknown location.
Sudanese police added that the missile was likely fired from the Red Sea. On the other hand, the deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in the Red Sea state Mohamed Tahir Hussein said that an airplane came from the Red Sea, hit the vehicle and fled.
Hussein specifically pointed out that the attack was perpetrated by the Israeli spy agency (Mossad). He added that the aircraft was tracking arms smugglers. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied commenting on the case.
In 2009, Israel executed a number of airstrikes in Eastern Sudan. The attack targeted a convoy of weapons smugglers who were allegedly heading to the Gaza Strip, an area controlled by the militant group Hamas.
In recent times, Egypt reportedly intercepted a convoy of vehicles loaded with weapons near the Sudanese border. No further information was given and Sudan denied the reports as well as smuggling arms through its territory for the Hamas and Hezbollah groups.