The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, KHARTOUM: A US diplomat shot here while riding in a car early Tuesday died of injuries sustained in the attack, which also killed the official's Sudanese driver, the U.S. Embassy said. The shooting came a day after a joint African Union-United Nations force took over peacekeeping duties in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region - but it was unclear if the attack was targeted, or a random crime. "This afternoon, the American officer succumbed to his injuries and passed away," said Walter Braunohler, the public affairs officer at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum.