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July 29, 2019
The Head of a Sudanese investigationinto the violent break up of a protest by security forces has said that eightyseven people were killed and over one hundred and sixty wounded in Khartoum,citing a higher death toll than previous official estimates.
The Head of the committee, Fathaal-Rahman Saeed appointed by the Public Prosecutor said some members of thesecurity forces fired live ammunition at protesters who were holding a sit-into demand the military cede power.
He told a news conference that threeofficers had violated orders by moving forces into the sit-in area outside theDefence Ministry, a focal point for protests that had led to the ouster oflong-time President Omar al-Bashir on April 11.
Some outlaws exploited thisgathering and formed another gathering in what is known as the Columbia area,where negative and illegal practices took place.
Saeed said seventeen of those killedwere in the square occupied by protesters in the worst bout of violence sinceBashir was toppled, adding that forty eight of the wounded were hit by bullets.