All other British citizens were told to make ... Mr Sholgami's granddaughter, Azhaar, grew up in Khartoum and knows how close the embassy is to their house. She is distraught.

They lived in Baladiya street in Khartoum, next to the military headquarters and the British embassy. It became a battlefield for the two warring parties - Sudan's army, and the paramilitary Rapid ...

The British embassy said Mr Hitchen's remarks were misunderstood ... His successor, Mr Siddiq, is a former British ambassador ...