SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Protester ‘shot dead’ in Sennar

14/7/19: Multiple sources – Protester ‘shot dead’ in Sennar

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 “The spirit of the martyr Anwar Hassan Idris was lifted in the city of al-Suki, Sennar state, after he was wounded by a bullet to the head by the Janjaweed militia,” the opposition-linked Sudan Doctors’ Committee said in a statement.

 The incident occurred when the residents of al-Suku gathered outside an office of the National Intelligence and Security Service to demand that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), labelled the Janjaweed by Sudanese protesters, leave their town.

 "RSF members deployed and initially started shooting in the air but later they opened fire at residents, killing a man and wounding several other people," said a witness, who remained anonymous for security reasons.

RSF commander Himedti is the deputy chief of Sudan's ruling military council that seized power in April. Himedti denies that the RSF was responsible for the June 3 massacre.