The Latest: Sudan protesters want paramilitary forceKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Latest on developments in Sudan (all times local):12:40 p.m.Sudanese protest leaders are demanding the dismantling of a paramilitary unit they hold responsible for the violent crackdown on their rallies that killed more than 100 people this week. The statement came out ahead of the arrival of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Khartoum in an effort to mediate between the Sudanese military and protesters. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is visiting Sudan on Friday and talking to the ruling military as well as the country’s protest leaders. The U.N. health agency says it’s gravely concerned over the targeting of patients, medical staff and facilities in Sudan during a military crackdown on protesters that killed over 100 people this week. A Sudanese medical group says 113 people have been killed in the crackdown.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2019 10:52 UTC