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Protesters call for strike after 7 were killed in demonstrations

At least seven people have been killed and 181 wounded during a day of protests across Sudan, a health official says.

Sudan Protests 30th of June

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Dozens of demonstrators were killed and hundreds wounded when armed men in military fatigues stormed the sit-in on June 3 outside army headquarters, shooting and beating protesters who had camped there since April 6.

On Sunday, police fired tear gas on protesters approaching the presidential palace after organisers called for a march on the building that houses offices of the ruling transitional military council, an AFP correspondent reported.

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By Ali Bahnasawy

Source: AFP, SBS



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