10 dead and dozens wounded in a grenade attack on Khartoum wedding party

At least 10 people have died and dozen others injured after a grenade went off at a wedding party in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

A witness to the attack on Monday evening said the bomber, 23-year-old soldier identified as Ahmed Kucu Dauod, detonated the grenade at a wedding reception in Hajj Youssef suburb where guests, including children, had gathered.

Some conflicting accounts said the bomber was disappointed after the woman he wanted to marry chose another person, a claim The EastAfrican could not independently verify.

Others said that the matter was merely an accident.

“This person wanted to spread terror among those present at the ceremony. Many of those injured, including children and women did not survive,” Muhammad Ali Adam, a resident who was present told The EastAfrican.

The injured have been taken to hospitals around the Khartoum.