Sudan Crackdown on Anti-Coup Protesters Leaves 10 Dead
Demonstrators in Khartoum, Sudan on Nov. 17.
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At least 10 people were shot dead and many wounded in a crackdown on protests against Sudan’s military coup on Wednesday, according to a leading medical group.
Security forces fired live ammunition during demonstrations in several areas around greater Khartoum, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said on its Facebook page. Many people with critical injuries are being treated in the city’s hospitals, it said.