Violent Explosions in Khartoum

Life in the city of Khartoum is getting more and more precarious, and the Sudanese citizens are beginning to feel even more uncertain and treacherous.

A little over 24 hours ago a series of extremely boisterous explosions took place in one of the military sites availed for storing ammo, in the Burri area of the capital of Sudan. The explosions occurred in three enormous gunnery-loaded trucks.

So this blast happened a few meters away from the University of Khartoum, students had to evacuate campus and basically run for their lives as they witnessed the thick, heavy black smoke approaching and heard the disturbing loud sounds of explosion.

The remnants of the exploded weapons flew and were scattered all over the place, at unusually large radii from the site of explosion, landing at various destinations.

I actually saw the grey-black thick smoke from my window, and I live in Khartoum North, Bahri, which is a few kilometers away from Burri.

My friend, and neighbor, informed that he was stopped by the police on his way back from work and was directed to change his route, apparently one piece landed half a kilometer away from home.

However, the reason for yesterday's explosions was diagnosed by the Sudanese government as, get this, "due to the increase in temperature".

I'm sure now that this sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Chaos, chaos, chaos. Should I just pack my bags and leave? It's getting ridiculous.

Arabic Source: Aljazeera