Sudan says detains 122 fighters headed for Libya

Sudan's joint security forces detained 122 outlaws, including eight children, who were heading to fight as mercenaries in Libya. (File/AFP)

• Sudanese forces denied they were involved in the conflict in Libya

KHARTOUM: Sudan said Sunday it has arrested 122 of its nationals as they headed to neighboring Libya to fight as “mercenaries,” state media reported.
State news agency SUNA on Sunday cited Brig. Jamal Jumaa, spokesman for the Rapid Reaction Forces, saying that “joint security forces detained 122 outlaws including eight children who were heading to (fight as) mercenaries in Libya.”
SUNA published a video showing dozens of youths sitting on the ground, surrounded by military vehicles carrying soldiers armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles.
It said the video was shot in Al-Junayna, the capital of West Darfur province.
Sudan’s Foreign Minister this week denied that Sudanese forces were involved in the conflict in Libya.
In an interview with AFP, Asma Abdalla said: “We cannot get involved in a conflict in any neighboring country.”