SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Sudanese activists say 5 killed at student protest

29/7/19: Multiple sources – Sudanese activists say 5 killed at student protest

• AP, by Samy Magdy

• AFP

• Independent, by Peter Stubley

• Reuters

 Five protesters including four students were shot dead, with several wounded, at a protest against military rule organised by high school students in EL-Obeid, said the Sudanese Doctors Central Committee.

 The Freedom of Forces and Change said the crackdown was carried out by the military and the Rapid Support Forces.

 UNICEF, the UN children agency, condemned the violence against school children and called for authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable.

 “The children, aged between 15 and 17 years old, were protesting the commencement of the school year amid the political uncertainty in Sudan,” said Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF’s representative in Sudan. “No child should be buried in their school uniform.”