KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Three protesters died after police broke up an anti-government demonstration with tear gas in Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, Sudanese police said on Thursday.
“An illegal gathering was held in Omdurman and police dispersed it with tear gas,” police spokesman Hashim Abdelrahim said in a statement.
“Police later received reports that three protesters had died and several injured. We are now investigating,” he said without specifying how the protesters had died during the anti-government demonstration held on Wednesday.
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