S. Korea and Japan to send military aircraft for Sudan evacuation

Seoul's defence ministry said it would send a military C-130J transport jet and troops to evacuate its nationals.

Japan is taking similar steps and on Friday sent a military plane to try and fetch its citizens from the conflict-hit country.

There was heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country Friday, despite appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire. "The fighting in Sudan still continues and the Khartoum International Airport in the capital city, where our nationals are located, is closed," the ministry said in a statement sent to AFP.

There are 26 South Koreans in the African country, including diplomatic staff, who are waiting to be evacuated, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

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