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Sudan’s Military Council Detains 9 Soldiers for the Student Killings

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:30 pm

Sudan’s military council spokesman said on Friday that nine soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were dismissed and detained in connection with recent violence in the cities of Omdurman and El-Obeid.
Spokesman Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi added that the governor of North Kordofan state and its security council will be held accountable for the killings that took place in the state’s capital city of El-Obeid on Monday.
Four school children and an adult were killed in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid when security forces broke up a student protest.
Sudan has been gripped by months of political turmoil that climaxed in the army overthrowing Bashir in April. The opposition has kept up protests, pressing the army to hand over to civilians.

Reuters

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