Sudan Interior Minister: ‘Pictures of killed people are from Egypt’
The Sudanese Interior Minister, Ibrahim Mahmoud, has asserted that “the normal citizens of Khartoum did not take part in demonstrations”. He claimes that he “recognised pictures taken of the dead bodies as coming from ‘Egypt”.He also restated that the problems in Sudan are caused by saboteurs and criminals planning an attack. He said “the responsibility of all the dead casualties lies entirely with the demonstrators and criminals, not with the police”.Speaking at a press conference on Monday after a week of deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting the increase of fuel prices, Mahmoud hailed “police efforts to restore calm”.As previously reported by Radio Dabanga, the protests grew after police used force and killed scores of demonstrators. On Friday thousands of people demonstrated against the government policies and the use of live ammunition. The Interior Minister, responsible for the police, denied people were mainy protesting the hiking fuel prices. He asserted that “criminals” planned an attack at Suq Libya, the largest commercial market west of Omdurman.“They wanted to attack the market from three sides at the same time, but the police successfully prevented them doing so. They started at 11am and kept the market quiet until midnight. In the meantime, he said, “criminals were able to attack smaller markets like the ones in Suq Sitta and Suq Sabrien”. The minister says he is happy that the “criminal attacks” only occurred in Khartoum: “But it became fortunately an isolated action, because none of the other 16 states took part in the demonstrations. Also the normal citizens of the capital in Khartoum were not involved”.Radio Dabanga has reported demonstrations in capitals of several other states including Atbara, Port Sudan, Nyala, and Kassala. Although sources confirmed that four people were killed in Wad Madani in two different incidents last week, the Minister said only one person died, placing the death toll at 33 people.The head of the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate told Radio Dabanga that they had registered 210 dead casualties by the end of Sunday.See video of female students protesting. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201577905266139 Pictures: Khartoum police quells a non violent demonstration inside the Ahfad University with teargas. Interior Minister: ‘These people are saboteurs. Normal people in Khartoum did not join the demonstration’
The Sudanese Interior Minister, Ibrahim Mahmoud, has asserted that “the normal citizens of Khartoum did not take part in demonstrations”. He claimes that he “recognised pictures taken of the dead bodies as coming from ‘Egypt”.
He also restated that the problems in Sudan are caused by saboteurs and criminals planning an attack. He said “the responsibility of all the dead casualties lies entirely with the demonstrators and criminals, not with the police”.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday after a week of deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting the increase of fuel prices, Mahmoud hailed “police efforts to restore calm”.
As previously reported by Radio Dabanga, the protests grew after police used force and killed scores of demonstrators. On Friday thousands of people demonstrated against the government policies and the use of live ammunition. The Interior Minister, responsible for the police, denied people were mainy protesting the hiking fuel prices. He asserted that “criminals” planned an attack at Suq Libya, the largest commercial market west of Omdurman.
“They wanted to attack the market from three sides at the same time, but the police successfully prevented them doing so. They started at 11am and kept the market quiet until midnight. In the meantime, he said, “criminals were able to attack smaller markets like the ones in Suq Sitta and Suq Sabrien”.
The minister says he is happy that the “criminal attacks” only occurred in Khartoum: “But it became fortunately an isolated action, because none of the other 16 states took part in the demonstrations. Also the normal citizens of the capital in Khartoum were not involved”.
Radio Dabanga has reported demonstrations in capitals of several other states including Atbara, Port Sudan, Nyala, and Kassala.
Although sources confirmed that four people were killed in Wad Madani in two different incidents last week, the Minister said only one person died, placing the death toll at 33 people.
The head of the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate told Radio Dabanga that they had registered 210 dead casualties by the end of Sunday.
See video of female students protesting. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201577905266139
Pictures: Khartoum police quells a non violent demonstration inside the Ahfad University with teargas. Interior Minister: ‘These people are saboteurs. Normal people in Khartoum did not join the demonstration’
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