Sudan’s anti-coup protests violently dispersed; 2 killed

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Published January 13, 2022 6:12 AM

By SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Sudanese activists say security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital of Khartoum. Authorities and a medical group say a senior police officer and a protester were killed in the Sudanese capital as thousands took to the streets on Thursday against a coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock. The demonstrations were the latest in relentless protests since the military in October ousted a civilian-led government. The military takeover has upended Sudan’s transition to democratic rule after three decades of repression and international isolation under autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in 2019.

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