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Death toll climbs to 97 as fighting rages

At least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 others wounded since fighting erupted in Sudan, the doctor's trade union said in a statement early on Monday.

Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum as fighting between the army and Rapid Response Forces (RSF) paramilitary led by rival generals raged.

The doctors' union said the death toll does not include all casualties as many could not reach hospitals due to difficulties in movement amid the fighting.

The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, a separate pro-democracy organisation, reported dozens of deaths among security forces, and some 942 wounded since Saturday including civilians and military.