At least six people, including four students, were killed and 62 people were injured in the street protests over living conditions and food shortages, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD)
"The Secretary General of the Federal Government Bureau, Siddiq Gumaa Babal-Khair, has directed the caretaker Walis of States to suspend education at all the school levels as of Wednesday," SUNA reported, citing a directive of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council.
The group, which has been helping to lead the protests, said one demonstrator who died had been shot in the head."Younis Adam Younis passed away in the Intensive Care Unit of The Police Hospital. He was shot in the head with a live bullet while participating in a peaceful procession for high schools in El Obeid city on July 29th, 2019," CCSD wrote on its Facebook page.
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