Sudan criticises US, EU after Darfur attack

Sadig said rebels behind the attack were "more like bandits than military groups".

"The international community should come together to punish whoever was responsible," he said.

The African Union said on Tuesday it had established some clear leads in its investigation into the attack, but was waiting for more firm evidence before publishing the findings.

"Investigations are under way but they are not complete," said spokesman Noureddine Mezni. He said 10 soldiers wounded in the attack were being treated in Khartoum.

Officials at the African Union`s headquarters in Addis Ababa said no African countries were planning to pull troops out of Darfur as a result of the attack, which killed seven Nigerians and one soldier each from Senegal, Mali and Botswana.