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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Protester Shot Dead in Sudan Rallies after State of Emergency Lifted

Sudanese demonstrators pray before taking the streets in Khartoum on June 3, 2022 to demand justice for scores of pro-democracy protesters killed during the suppression of a 2019 sit-in against now ousted leader Omar al-Bashir. (AFP)

A protester died from a gunshot wound in the chest in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Friday, medics said, as demonstrators rallied across the country less than a week after military rulers lifted a state of emergency.

The protests marked the third anniversary of a deadly raid on a sit-in calling for civilian rule shortly after the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.

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