A drone attack has hit a convoy of 16 trucks carrying desperately needed food to Sudan ‘s famine-hit North Darfur region, the United Nations said, as warring parties trade blame for the attack.

UN spokesperson Daniela Gross told reporters on Thursday that all drivers and personnel travelling with the World Food Programme (WFP) convoy were safe.

At least three of the trucks caught fire, according to a WFP statement quoted by the Reuters news agency. Gross said all trucks had caught fire, according to The Associated Press news agency.

It was not yet clear who was responsible for Wednesday’s attack, the second in the past three months to prevent a UN convoy from delivering to North Darfur.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused the Sudanese army of hitting the convoys as pa

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