2 Killed as Sudanese Protesters Mark 2nd Anniversary of Raid

KHARTOUM, SUDAN - The Sudanese army killed two protesters and wounded 16 others Tuesday night in Khartoum on the two-year anniversary of the protest that launched the Sudanese revolution.

The Sudanese Professionals Association condemned the attack and called it a violation of freedom of assembly. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok instructed the attorney general to investigate immediately. The Sudanese Medical Doctors Association confirmed that at least two protesters were shot and killed Tuesday outside military headquarters in Khartoum. Dr. Waliddeen Al Fekki, a member of the association, told South Sudan in Focus that 37 people had been wounded and were being treated.