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The claims could not be independently verified.
An official at a Western embassy in Khartoum said clashes had also erupted in the city of Nyala, in the western Darfur region.
We are sorry to be fighting our countrymen, but this criminal is the one who forced us to do it, General Hamdan told Al Jazeera Mubasher, an Arabiclanguage television station, during a strongly worded interview in which he also called General alBurhan a liar and a thief.
We will capture Burhan and bring him to justice, or he dies like any dog, he added.
An army spokesman called General Hamdan the leader of rebel forces, and said the only viable future for the country was under one army under disciplined military command.
Saudia Airlines said in a statement that one of its planes was damaged on the runway at the airport.
It was unclear if the two incidents were linked.
By Saturday afternoon, both sides had issued dueling statements accusing each other of starting the fight and making conflicting claims about who controlled key positions, like the presidential palace, the Khartoum airport and military airfields in other cities, including alObeid and Meroe.
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