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In photos: Diplomats evacuated from Sudan as fighting continues

More foreign powers evacuated diplomatic staff from Sudan on Sunday despite continued fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces in the capital, Khartoum, that has trapped millions of civilians on the front line.

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One person was injured when a French diplomatic convoy came under fire in the city, Sudan’s military said, and an Egyptian diplomat was also shot and injured, according to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry.

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Hundreds of United Nations staffers began a 19-hour exodus by road. The British, Canadian and Dutch governments all evacuated their embassies, officials said on Twitter, while the German Defense Ministry confirmed that it had started a mission to fly out German nationals — one of the only nations to do so.

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April 24 | Khartoum, Sudan

Evacuation efforts have been hampered by intense fighting, including in Khartoum.

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AFP/Getty Images

April 24 | Djibouti

Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens wait to disembark a military plane after they were evacuated from Sudan.

Spanish Defense Ministry/Reuters

Spanish Defense Ministry/Reuters

April 24 | Schonefeld, Germany

An Air Force Airbus carrying German citizens evacuated from Sudan lands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

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J'rg Carstensen/AP

April 24 | Torrejón de Ardoz

Passengers arriving from Sudan disembark a Spanish Air Force aircraft at Torrejón Air Base.

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Spanish Defense Ministry/AP

April 24 | Torrejón de Ardoz

An evacuee is embraced after disembarking from a Spanish Air and Space Force plane at Torrejón de Ardoz Airbase.

Spanish Foreign Ministry/Reuters

Spanish Foreign Ministry/Reuters

April 24 | Amman, Jordan

Jordanians evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport.

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Raad Adayleh/AP

April 24 | Amman, Jordan

A man holds a child upon arrival at a military airport after being evacuated from Sudan.

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Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images

April 24 | Amman, Jordan

A man carries a child on his shoulder as they arrive at a military airport.

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Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images

April 24 | Amman, Jordan

A child looks on as Jordanian citizens and other nationals who were evacuated from Sudan arrive at Marka Military Airport.

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Alaa Al Sukhni/Reuters

April 24 | Amman, Jordan

People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport.

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Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images

April 23 | Khartoum, Sudan

Smoke rises from a building next to a damaged car on a street.

Indonesian Foreign Ministry

Indonesian Foreign Ministry

April 23 | Khartoum, Sudan

Indonesian citizens board a bus as they will evacuate from the country.

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Indonesian Embassy KBRI Khartoum/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

April 23 | Al-Azraq, Jordan

Soldiers are seen before departure for a military evacuation operation.

April 23 | Djibouti

French citizens are seen after arriving from Sudan.

Etat Major des Armies

Etat Major des Armies

April 24 | Djibouti

Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens line up outside of a military plane after being evacuated.

Spanish Defence Ministry/Reuters

Spanish Defence Ministry/Reuters

April 24 | Nairobi

Evacuees are processed by members of the Kenya Defense Forces as they disembark from a military plane upon arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

April 24 | Rome

Italian citizens disembark from an Air Force plane at the Ciampino military airport after they evacuated from Sudan.

Gregorio Borgia/AP

Gregorio Borgia/AP

April 24 | Rome

A nun followed by Italian Army soldiers disembarks from a plane at Ciampino military airport.

Gregorio Borgia/AP

Gregorio Borgia/AP

April 24 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

South Korea's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Park Joon-yong, looks on as South Korean diplomats exit a plane at a Saudi Air Force base.

Saudi Press Agency/Reuters

Saudi Press Agency/Reuters

April 24 | Nairobi

A group of Kenyan evacuees arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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Brian Inganga/AP

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Photo editing and production by Troy Witcher; Text by John Hudson, Katharine Houreld and Annabelle Timsit