Soldiers accused of widespread looting from homes near Sudanese capital

People living in Ombada district in west of Omdurman say soldiers shot at those who tried to stop them

Residents of Omdurman have described widespread looting by soldiers from the Sudanese armed forces in the only part of the city they still control.

People living in Ombada district in the west of Omdurman, which lies across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, said soldiers had taken everything from cars to spoons, and had shot at those who tried to stop them.