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Helicopter gun ships and Antonov bombers, routinely employed by the Khartoum regime against civilians, reportedly use the airstrip of the oil partners.
Much larger quantities of black powder and similar low-grade explosives can be purchased at gun stores and other outlets, he said, and would have been a simpler and cheaper way for the alleged bombers to procure explosive material.