A third Sudanese youth was killed on Thursday due to gunshot wounds to the chest inflicted by Sudanese forces during widespread protests in Khartoum. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors confirmed the death of this third individual, whose identity has yet to be determined, amid the large protests that took place in Khartoum yesterday. With this latest death, the number of fatalities resulting from protests that began at the end of October has reached 60.
Thousands of Sudanese citizens took to the streets in the capital Khartoum and several other cities on Thursday in new demonstrations calling for civilian rule amidst tight security measures. A reporter from "Sky News Arabia" noted that Sudanese police fired tear gas and sound bombs at protesters south of Al-Qasr Street in Khartoum.
From the early hours of Thursday morning, most of the main bridges connecting the three cities of the capital—Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North—were closed, while barbed wire and concrete barriers were placed on major roads leading to the General Command of the Armed Forces and the presidential palace in central Khartoum. For over two months, Sudanese citizens have been organizing continuous marches in protest against the decisions made by army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on October 25, which declared a state of emergency and dissolved the Sovereignty and Council of Ministers.
