Note: Photo included.
UPDATE:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/01/american.diplomat/
“Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver in Sudan”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) — An American diplomat working toward restoring peace in war-torn Sudan was shot and killed along with his driver early Tuesday as he headed home from a New Year’s party in the Sudanese capital, his family said.
U.S. officials are working with Sudanese authorities to determine whether it was a targeted attack or an isolated incident.
John Granville, 33, was a U.S. Foreign Service diplomat from Buffalo, New York.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Sudanese Interior Ministry identified the driver as 40-year-old Abdel Rahman Abbas and said the car was heading to a western suburb of Sudan’s capital, The Associated Press reported. Abbas, who was killed instantly in the attack, was employed by the U.S. Embassy, said Walter Braunohler, a spokesman for the embassy.
Granville died several hours later from his injuries.
Granville’s sister, Katie McCabe, said she believes hospital workers did not notice that her brother had been shot in the stomach — in addition to the hand and shoulder — which caused fatal internal bleeding.”
Note: The following text is a quote:
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=77680
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Warden Message: Sudan Heightened Security Awareness Advised
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Sub-Saharan Africa - Sudan
1 Jan 2008
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U.S. Embassy Khartoum released the following Warden Message on January 1:
Early this morning, January 1, 2008, in Khartoum, Sudan, a United States Agency for International Development American officer and a locally employed Sudanese driver were attacked in their vehicle by unknown assailants. The Sudanese driver died at the scene of the incident. The American officer died later in hospital. We are working closely with local authorities to investigate the incident. The motive of the assailants is unknown. We continue to urge all American citizens living in Sudan to exercise heightened security awareness. The Embassy will provide further guidance as the investigation continues.
As stated in the Sudan Consular Information Sheet: Terrorist groups continue to seek opportunities to carry out attacks against U.S. interests. Terrorist actions may include suicide operations, bombings, or kidnappings. U.S. citizens should be aware of the risk of indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in public places, which include tourist sites and locations where westerners are known to congregate, and commercial operations associated with U.S. or Western interests.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, and health-information resources can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. , or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
U.S. citizens are strongly urged to register with the Embassy in Khartoum or through the State Department’s Travel Registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov . By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Sharia Ali Abdul Latif, Khartoum; tel. (249-183) 774-701/2/3 (outside Sudan ); tel. (0183) 774-701/2/3 (inside Sudan .) For after-hours emergencies, please call 249-183-774-700 and leave a message with Post One for the Consular Duty Officer.