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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sudan's ambassador to Washington said Wednesday that sanctions ordered by President Bush threaten to unravel peace agreements and break his country apart.
Ambassador John Ukec Lueth Ukec said the sanctions would end up hurting ordinary people rather than government officials.
Bush ordered the sanctions Tuesday to pressure President Omar al-Bashir's government to stop aggravating the violence in Sudan's vast Darfur region on the Chad border. The sanctions target government-run companies involved in Sudan's oil industry, as well as three individuals, among them a rebel leader suspected of being involved in the Darfur bloodshed.
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