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One person killed, dozens wounded in Sudan protests
A 28-year-old was killed during anti-coup protests in Khartoum, according to a Sudanese medical group.
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At least one person was killed during protests in Khartoum against Sudan’s military coup on Sunday, an independent medical group has said, as the health ministry confirmed that more than 100 others were injured.
Hundreds of thousands of people staged protests on Sunday in Khartoum. They faced volleys of tear gas and stun grenades from security forces.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors identified the victim as 28-year-old Muhammad Majzoub Muhammad Ahmad in a Twitter post on Monday. At least 45 people have been killed during protests since the October 25 coup, according to the group’s tally.
The group has accused security forces of using live bullets and tear gas to disperse the rallies, assaulting protesters and stealing their personal property. It also said they encircled hospitals and fired tear gas at the entrances.
“The authors of the coup committed heinous violations against our people,” the group said in a statement.
There was no immediate comment from Sudanese security forces.
Some protesters managed to reach the gates of the presidential palace. The protest organisers called on more people to join a planned sit-in there after sundown, but footage showed those who remained being tear gassed heavily.
Some 123 people were injured, according to the Sudanese health ministry, in Khartoum, its twin cities of Bahri and Omdurman, and the eastern city of Kassala.