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Sudanese security forces shoot dead seven protesters in fresh anti-coup rallies

A man shouts during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, on January 17, 2022. © Marwan Ali, AP

Security forces shot and killed seven protesters Monday during rallies against last year's military coup, medics said, ahead of a visit by US diplomats seeking to revive a transition to civilian rule.

The protesters "were killed by live bullets" by "militias of the putschist military council", anti-coup medics said on the Facebook page of Khartoum state's health ministry, initially announcing three dead.

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