Crackdown on Sudan Sit-In Killed More Than 108, Doctors Say
- Toll continues to rise, with reports of dead thrown into Nile
- International criticism builds against Sudan’s military rulers
Sudanese protesters burn tires and barricade the road in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman on June 3, 2019.
Photographer: Ahmed Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images
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The death toll from a security crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Sudan’s capital rose to more than 108, a doctors’ group said Wednesday, amid mounting international criticism of the ruling military that ousted veteran President Omar al-Bashir.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a group affiliated with the protests, said in a statement that some of the dead had been thrown into the Nile River and it expects the toll to rise further.