NISS vehicle runs over protesting youth

The students were agitating against the university administration when police used forceA Land Cruiser belonging to the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) ran over students from University of Kassala in eastern Sudan on Thursday leading to many casualties.The students were part of a demonstration against the university administration, which was later joined by other civilians.A student from the University of Kassala told Radio Dabanga that at least 25 students were injured, three of them seriously, in the incident.“One of the students was dragged by the vehicle for a distance of 2 km,” the witness told Radio Dabanga.The student confirmed that the demonstrations were peaceful and only involved chanting of slogans. “We were making demands for sacking the head of the university and making other demands for changes in the administration. But the police intervened by using force. That led to civilians joining the protests and then the demonstration turned into one asking the overthrow of the regime, with people chanting anti-government slogans,” the student said.