Sudan: Government admits attacking Darfur peacekeepers

Sudan admitted on Thursday that its troops had opened fire on a joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping convoy in Darfur, contradicting an earlier denial by its ambassador to the UN. A spokesperson for the Sudanese armed forces said the attack was the result of a "shared mistake". He said the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid) had failed to warn his soldiers they would be passing through the area, Sudan state news agency Suna reporte