Khartoum: Sudan's state news agency says lightning has struck a religious school in the country's western Darfur region, killing seven children.
The report quoted a local official as saying the children, between the ages of 10 and 13, were attending a Quranic school in the remote village of Sarguilla in southern Darfur. The building was of simple construction and had a thatched roof.
It was not clear if the lightning directly struck the group of children or if it set off a fire.
The local official, Mastour Ahmed Abdul-Magid, says nine others were injured Monday in the crowded school, which had 560 students.
The news report said heavy rains made roads to the village inaccessible.
