Two Egyptian truck drivers killed in shooting south of Khartoum

October 12, 2026 (CAIRO) – Two Egyptian citizens were killed and a third was wounded on Monday when a gunman opened fire on them south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Egypt’s foreign ministry said.

The shooting coincided with widespread public anger in Sudan following Egyptian airstrikes on artisanal gold mining sites in northern Red Sea State that miners say killed more than 200 people.

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it was closely monitoring the shooting of Egyptian truck drivers in Khartoum, which left two dead and one injured.

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty instructed Egypt’s ambassador in Khartoum to liaise quickly with Sudanese authorities to clarify the circumstances of the incident, check on the wounded driver, and repatriate the bodies of the victims.

Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson Nader Zaki said Ambassador Yasser Sorour contacted Sudanese officials, who reported that the perpetrator had been arrested.

Sorour also met with the governor of Khartoum state, who offered condolences and visited the surviving Egyptian driver, who requires urgent surgery, the ministry added.

Sudanese authorities did not immediately issue a public statement on the incident.

Local press reports said the shooter belonged to the Joint Force allied with the Sudanese army and acted to avenge his brother, who was reportedly killed in the Egyptian strikes on mining sites.

Earlier on Monday, the Egyptian military said it was carrying out operations against illegal gold mining networks along the border with Sudan, targeting what it described as criminal elements.