A Turkish evacuation plane was fired at in Sudan on Friday, with the Sudanese army claiming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that it is battling were responsible.
The aircraft was landing at Wadi Seyidna airport north of Khartoum as part of efforts to evacuate Turkish citizens from the war-torn country.
Turkey’s defence ministry said light weapons were fired at its C-130 evacuation plane.
The Sudanese army earlier said that a member of the crew was wounded in the incident and fuel supplies were damaged. But the Turkish defence ministry later said no-one was harmed.
“Our plane landed safely. Although there are no injuries to our personnel, necessary controls are also carried out on our aircraft,” it said.
For its part, the RSF denied opening fire on the plane and said the Sudanese army was “spreading lies”.
“Our forces have remained strictly committed to the humanitarian truce that we agreed upon since midnight, and it is not true that we targeted any aircraft in the sky of Wadi Sayedna in Omdurman, which is an area not under the control of our forces and we do not have any forces in its proximity,” it said on Twitter.
“We have played an active role in ensuring the safe evacuation of the Turkish mission from all the cities of the capital over the past days, and it would be unreasonable to attack a Turkish evacuation plane.”
More than 400 people have been killed since violence broke out on 15 April between the Sudanese army and RSF over plans to integrate the paramilitary force into the military as part of a transitional political deal.
The rival factions have agreed to renew a three-day ceasefire, shortly before it was due to expire.
The extension – for another 72 hours – follows intensive diplomatic efforts by neighbouring countries, as well as the US, UK and UN.
But there are continuing reports of sporadic fighting in the capital Khartoum.
The previous truce allowed thousands of people to attempt to flee to safety, while dozens of countries have tried to evacuate their citizens.