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Five protesters shot dead in Sudan town: doctors committee

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AFP Khartoum

Five protesters including four students were shot dead and several wounded at a rally in a town in central Sudan on Monday, a doctors committee linked to the protest movement said.

"Five martyrs succumbed to direct wounds from sniper bullets during a peaceful rally in Al-Obeid," the committee said in a statement.

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First Published: Jul 29 2019 | 4:50 PM IST

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