Sudan doctors say 2 more protesters die from gunshot wounds

Sudanese doctors say two more protesters died in the hospital after being shot during demonstrations against last month’s military coup

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Two more Sudanese protesters died in the hospital from wounds after being shot during mass protests against last month’s military coup, a doctors union said Monday.

That raises the death toll from Saturday’s protests to seven, all but one from gunshots, the Sudan Doctors Committee said. More than 200 others were wounded when security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital city of Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, the committee said.

Sudanese police denied using live ammunition, saying its forces only resorted to tear gas to disperse demonstrators allegedly attacking police stations and vehicles. They said at least 39 policemen were wounded in Saturday’s clashes protests.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets across Sudan Saturday to rally against the military’s takeover last month.