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Sudanese speculate that Hemedti sees himself either as president of a breakaway state, or still harbours ambitions to rule all of Sudan.

Francken told Belgian radio on Monday that it looked like an espionage operation, but said he would not speculate on who could be behind it.

But the public can be forgiven for speculating that it might be.

"We don't need to speculate about the dangers to our democracy -- they're here," he said.

In the statement, the family said they were supporting the investigation and asked people "to not speculate on the circumstances surrounding the accident".