A gunman in Darfur (file photo)

Three gold miners were fatally hit by bullets in Um Keddada in North Darfur on Saturday.

Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a local source reported that a group of gunmen attacked a vehicle on the road between El Bereesa and El Naim in Um Keddada locality.

“The attackers shot at the vehicle that was returning from a gold mine in the area of El Bereesa area to El Naim,” he said. “Adam Abdallah, Abdallah Omar, and Emad Nisheifan were killed instantly.”

The police managed to hunt down the perpetrators and arrested three of them