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the Sudan Air Force. With a civil war in progress in the south, it was difficult to get materials to the construction site, and the project ran into a series of delays. As Arkel was finishing the job they got involved in a legal dispute with a subcontractor. Two of Arkel's employees were then arrested, common practice in Sudan legal disputes, but later released.
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