A drone strike on a mosque in central Sudan killed two children and injured 13 others on Wednesday, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, amid an ongoing civil war. In other news, Russia is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Cuba due to a US-imposed oil blockade, and authorities in British Columbia, Canada, identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in a mass school shooting that left eight people dead. Additionally, authorities released audio of an emergency call made by a 13-year-old boy who swam for hours to save his family off the coast of Western Australia.
The drone attack in Sudan, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, was attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group engaged in a three-year civil war with the Sudanese Armed Forces, according to Al Jazeera. The attack took place in a mosque, and the Sudan Doctors Network reported the casualties.
Meanwhile, Russia is taking steps to evacuate its citizens from Cuba. Moscow's aviation authorities stated that the US-imposed oil blockade has choked off supplies of jet fuel, forcing Russian airlines to adjust flight schedules. Rossiya Airlines and Nordwind Airlines have been forced to adjust their flight schedules to airports in the country, Russias federal aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera.
In Canada, the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge school mass shooting was identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. The shooting, which occurred in British Columbia, resulted in eight fatalities, including the shooter, and left more than 25 injured, according to Euronews. The suspect was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury after the attack. "There was something about the way the premier of British Columbia, David Eby, struggled to his words in front of the cameras that said a lot about how Canadians view the school shooting," reported Sky News.
In a separate incident, authorities released the audio of an emergency call made by a 13-year-old boy who swam for hours to save his family after they were swept out to sea in Western Australia. Austin Appelbee swam 4km to shore and then ran a further 2km to get help after he and his family were swept out to sea, according to Sky News.
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