The death toll from protests over price hikes in Sudan has risen to nine, an opposition party spokesman said on Friday, amid a state of emergency in two regions.
Eastern al-Gadarif state and northern Atbara state are both under emergency rule since protests over rising bread and fuel prices broke out on Wednesday.
“Six people were killed in al-Gadarif and three others were killed in Atbara,” Mohamed Zaki from the Umma party, said.
He alleged that some died after being arrested and others were shot at the protests.
On Thursday, Mubarak al-Nur, a member of parliament, said two students had been killed.
Sudanese Minister for Information, Osman Bilal acknowledged that the police had used teargas to break up the protests, but while he had heard reports of deaths, he could not give a toll.
“The protests went violence and protesters are destroying civilians properties,” Bilal said, in defence of the government crackdown, adding, however, that they were investigating reports of…
