OMDURMAN — Hundreds of people gathered in the city of Omdurman across the River Nile from Khartoum on Monday to protest against the ruling military a day after at least seven people died in clashes between security services and protesters. At least 600 people blocked off the main road leading to White Nile bridge, which connects Omdurman to Sudan’s capital, and set up barricades as riot police looked on. Clashes between protesters and security forces left at least seven people dead and 181 wounded, 27 of them by live fire, Sudan’s state news agency SUNA reported late on Sunday. Sudan’s military overthrew president Omar al-Bashir on April 11 after months of demonstrations against his rule. A doctor’s group linked to the opposition said that more than 100 people were killed during the June raid and that the bodies of 40 people had been pulled from the Nile river afterwards.

Source: National Post July 01, 2019 09:33 UTC