Protester killed as Sudanese rally against coup, economic crisis

Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets in Khartoum to protest last year's military coup, which deepened the country's political and economic turmoil [Marwan Ali/AP Photo]

A Sudanese protester has been killed as thousands rallied against last year’s military coup and worsening living conditions, medics have said.

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors identified the victim as 23-year-old Assem al-Rasoul, who was shot in the chest by a “live bullet” during an anti-coup demonstration in the capital Khartoum on Thursday.