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Morning News: Sudan general says snipers shot civilians, paramilitaries

Thousands of protesters march against military rule.

Thousands of protesters march against military rule. Source: Getty Images

A top Sudanese general said Sunday that snipers shot at least five civilians and three members of a paramilitary force as vast crowds of protesters demonstrated in Khartoum demanding civilian rule.


Tens of thousands of protesters had taken to the streets across Sudan to protest against the generals who seized power after the army ousted longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir.

"There are snipers who are firing on people, they shot three members of the Rapid Support Force and five or six citizens," said General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF's commander and deputy chief of the ruling military council.

"There are infiltrators, people who want to jeopardise progress," he said at a rally outside of Khartoum broadcast on state television.


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