EU ambassador in Sudan attacked at his home

The EU's ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, has been assaulted at his home in Khartoum, which is gripped by deadly fighting between rival forces.

The Irish diplomat was not "seriously hurt", Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed, per BBC.

Mr Martin described the attack as a "gross violation of obligations to protect diplomats".

Around 185 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured in three days of fighting, according to the UN.

The 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.

"We thank him for his service and call for an urgent cessation of violence in Sudan and resumption of dialogue," he said.

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.

EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali told AFP news agency the EU delegation had not been evacuated from Khartoum following the attack. Staff security was the priority and security measures were being assessed, she added.