Three dead as Sudan police try to disperse protest
By DW
05 June 2019 |
7:20 am
Security forces have used live rounds in an operation to disperse peaceful protesters in Khartoum. Demonstrators are demanding civilian rule, after a military council took over from ousted President Omar al-Bashir.
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