Sudan Council sacks Red Sea State governor over clashes

KHARTOUM, Aug 26 (Xinhua): Sudan's newly-formed Sovereign Council announced on Sunday that the governor of Red Sea State in eastern Sudan was relieved of his post in the wake of deadly tribal clashes in the state.

"The Sovereign Council announced relieving the Red Sea State governor along with the state's chief of security service, reactivating the declared state of emergency in the state and ordering investigation in the bloody events," said the council in a statement.

The council also vowed to punish those involved in the events and compensate those affected.

Earlier in the day, the Sudanese police announced that 17 people were killed in clashes between two tribes in Port Sudan city, capital of Red Sea State.

On Aug. 22, violent clashes erupted between members of Bani Amer and Al-Nuba tribes in Port Sudan where the local government declared a curfew.