Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sudan, fighting between police and students dead and five injured

KHARTOUM - A student died in Sudan from his injuries after being beaten by security forces, who have forcibly suppressed the protests inspired by those that broke out in neighboring Egypt. The reports of some protesters. The protests went on throughout last night, and many students at the University of Khartoum were rejected by the tear gas inside the dorms.

At least five, according to activists, young people injured. Some witnesses rifesiscono the police surrounding the university in Khartoum and other cities. "You are our martyr, Mohammed Abdelrahman," is written on Facebook, a group called 'Youth for Change' which has over 16,000 members and calls for an end to the government of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

Three activists have told Reuters that Abdelrahman, a student at Omdurman Ahaliya University, died Sunday in hospital due to injuries in the clashes. "Medical sources have confirmed that the student died yesterday from wounds inflicted by security forces," confirmed Yasir Arman, a senior official of the largest party in the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).

Ahaliya The University of Omdurman, where the crackdown took place, was closed by security forces.

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