Sudan troops besiege protest camp, 5 reported killed

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Witnesses say Sudanese security forces have moved against a protest sit-in camp in the country's capital, protest organizers say 5 people killed.

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese security forces moved against a protest sit-in camp in the capital Monday, besieging the site, torching tents and clashing with activists, said witnesses and protest leaders.At least five people were killed and more than 200 wounded, many by gunfire, according the Sudan Doctors’ Committee and a hospital doctor.

Sudan’s ruling military council confirmed clashes erupted between troops and protesters. Shams al-Deen al-Kabashi, a spokesman for the council, said in televised remarks that the military was targeting an area near the sit-in site, considered problematic by the authorities because of alleged criminal activity.

Tens of thousands of protesters have been camped since April 6 outside the military’s headquarters, the epicenter of Sudan’s uprising that led to the military overthrow of al-Bashir. Protesters vowed to remain in the streets after Bashir’s ouster, saying an end to his 30-year rule did not go far enough.

Amal al-Zein, another activist, said security forces set fire to the tents in sit-in area. “They are surrounding the sit-in from all directions,” she said. Videos circulating online appeared to show protesters standing at low brick barricades in the street, then being driven back by walls of blue-clad security forces carrying sticks.

 

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