Sudanese security forces have killed two protesters in the capital Khartoum during a demonstration calling for civilian rule, almost three months after a military coup, medics said.
Of the two protesters killed on Monday, one was shot in the chest and the other in the head, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said. Other protesters were injured in the capital Khartoum and the city of Omdurman, they added.
The latest death brings to 75 the number of protesters killed in a crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations, the medics said.
“Our people are protesting peacefully and using all forms of nonviolent resistance towards a free, democratic and just country, only to be confronted by the military with the worst crimes,” the doctors’ group said.
Sudanese security forces also fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon spraying red water at protesters on Monday as they attempted to march towards the presidential palace in Khartoum.
In the capital’s twin city of Omdurman, the Reuters news agency reported a heavy security presence and tear gas fired on a main road.
The protests were called by neighbourhood resistance committees, which advocate a stance of “no legitimacy, no negotiation, no partnership” towards the military.
