Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military\u2019s October 25 takeover.<\/p>\n
The fatalities \u2014 all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts \u2014 raised to 34 the death toll from unrest since the military seized power, a pro-democracy doctors\u2019 union said. Hundreds more have been wounded.<\/p>\n
Demonstrators had taken to the streets across the capital even though telephone lines and internet services had been disrupted since the military took over, AFP journalists reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people choose civilian rule,\u201d demonstrators chanted, also shouting slogans against Sudan\u2019s ruler, top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.<\/p>\n
The security forces fired tear gas, injuring several more protesters, witnesses said. They have denied using live ammunition.<\/p>\n
The doctors\u2019 union said most of the casualties had suffered gunshot wounds to \u201cthe head, neck or torso\u201d, but added that the demonstrators were still marching.<\/p>\n
Demonstrations also erupted in Port Sudan against the coup, which halted a democratic transition that followed the 2019 toppling of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very bad day for the protesters,\u201d Soha, a 42-year-old protester, told AFP. \u201cI saw a person with gunshot wounds behind me and there were a lot of arrests\u201d in Khartoum.<\/p>\n
Fatalities rise to 34 from unrest since the military seized power earlier this month; security forces deny using live ammunition on protesters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military\u2019s October 25 takeover. The fatalities \u2014 all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts \u2014 raised to 34 the death toll from unrest since the military seized power, a pro-democracy doctors\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"\n