Three killed during nationwide protests in Sudan

Three people were reportedly killed and several others injured during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday. Thousands of people protested across Sudan against the military coup, demanding a return to a civilian-led government.

In central Khartoum,there was a heavy military deployment of armed troops that included the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

According to Sudan’s Central Doctors Committee, the three protesters were killed by troops in the capital Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman during the nationwide protests. They added that one was shot in his head, while another in his stomach, and a third was shot in his chest.

The committee also said more than 110 people were left wounded in Khartoum, Omdurman, and the eastern province of al Qadarif.

However Sudanese police denied shooting the protesters, saying on state TV that one policeman sustained gunshot wounds.

The protests come almost a week after the military last Monday detained Sudan’s civilian leadership, dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency, leading to a chorus of international condemnation.