Sudanese protester killed as marches enter 17th month, despite talks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators react after tear gas was released at a rally against military rule following the last coup, in Khartoum, Sudan August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese protester was killed on Tuesday after being shot in the chest during a demonstration against military rule, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said in a statement.

The protester, who was killed in the Sharg al-Nil area near Sudan's capital, became the 125th protesters killed in weekly protests set off by a coup in October 2021.

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