Sudanese tribal leader killed in bombing By | Tuesday, May 22   2012 at  14:20

A Sudanese arms dealer in Port City, East of Sudan has been killed by a bomb blast.

Mr Nasssir Mohamed Said is said to be a well known arms dealer in the area.

According to eye witnesses, Mr Said was driving his car when the fatal bomb struck.

The source of the bombing remains unknown.

A source in East Sudan said the victim was a tribal leader belonging to Al-Ababda tribe, a tribe living near the Egyptian border and engaged in smuggling weapons to Egypt and Hamas-controlled, Gaza, which is part of Palestine.

In April 2011, two unknown civilians were also bombed as a result of airstrikes in East Sudan, there was no official comment, however, an Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported on 6 April 2011 that the airstrike killed "Hamas arms trafficker."