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

Sudan Group Says 187 Wounded in Latest Anti-coup Protests

Sudanese protesters raise national flags as they protest against the October 2021 military coup, in the capital Khartoum, on January 9, 2022. (AFP)

Nearly 200 people have been wounded in the latest protests to erupt in the Sudanese capital over deteriorating economic conditions following a military take-over, a doctor’s union said Friday.

The Sudan’s Doctors Committee issued a statement saying that 187 people were wounded in clashes with police in Khartoum on Thursday, 70 of whom were likely struck by rubber bullets. Three of the wounded were shot in either the head or chest and are currently in intensive care, it added.

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