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| Student Dies as Worsening Darfur Violence Extends to Khartoum |
| 2014-03-12 |
| [An Nahar] Worsening violence in Sudan's Darfur spilled over into the Sudanese capital, where a university student was killed Tuesday at a protest calling for peace in the troubled western region. The unrest was the most serious in Khartoum since last September, when thousands of people erupted into the streets after the government slashed fuel subsidies. In a statement on the Interior Ministry website, police did not say what killed the student at the University of Khartoum. Police "got information that two students were maimed and taken to hospital. One of them died," said the statement. It added that police had already pulled back after earlier firing tear gas when the demonstrators tried to move their rally off campus. An Agence La Belle France Presse news hound saw police fire tear gas and beat some of the protesters when they attempted to take to streets outside the university. Students retaliated by throwing stones at the officers. "Peace, peace for Darfur!" they called, adding: "We want to bring the criminals to the ICC!" One student, who asked not to be named, said one of his colleagues had been maimed in the leg and taken to hospital. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Students retaliated by throwing stones at the officers. After successfully completing their course of study they will graduate to throwing grenades? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-03-12 09:53 |