The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the evening of October 12, local time, saying that a shooting incident occurred that day in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, killing 2 Egyptian citizens and injuring another. The statement said that at the time of the incident, a gunman opened fire on several Egyptian truck drivers, killing 2 drivers and injuring 1 driver. Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdulati has instructed the Egyptian Embassy in Sudan to communicate with the Sudanese government to push the Soviet side to investigate the shooting incident. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Sudanese authorities had informed the Egyptian ambassador that the suspect had been arrested.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the evening of October 12, local time, saying that a shooting incident occurred that day in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, killing 2 Egyptian citizens and injuring another. The statement said that at the time of the incident, a gunman opened fire on several Egyptian truck drivers, killing 2 drivers and injuring 1 driver. Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdulati has instructed the Egyptian Embassy in Sudan to communicate with the Sudanese government to push the Soviet side to investigate the shooting incident. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Sudanese authorities had informed the Egyptian ambassador that the suspect had been arrested.