US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has said that a US diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan on Monday but nobody was hurt.
“This action was reckless, it was irresponsible and of course unsafe,” he told reporters in Japan after G7 talks.
Sudan has been gripped for days by deadly fighting between rival forces.
Earlier, it was reported that the EU’s ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O’Hara, has been assaulted at his home in the capital Khartoum.
Irish Foreign Minister, Micheál Martin said that O’Hara was not “seriously hurt” but described the attack as a “gross violation of obligations to protect diplomats”. Stating that “outstanding Irish and European diplomat who is serving the EU under the most difficult circumstances”.
“We thank him for his service and call for an urgent cessation of violence in Sudan and resumption of dialogue,” he said.
Around 185 people have been reported killed with more than 1,800 injured in three days of fighting in Sudan, according to the UN.
The capital city has seen air strikes, shelling and heavy small-arms fire.
Both the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim to control key sites in Khartoum, where residents have been sheltering from explosions.
Earlier, EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell tweeted that the security of diplomatic premises and the staff was a primary responsibility of the Sudanese authorities.
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