Security forces confronting demonstrators have killed at least six people since Monday and wounded over 140 others, many in critical condition, according to physicians with the Sudan Doctors’ Committee.
Some protesters were shot and wounded, activists said, though they did not have exact figures. “It looks like a hit-and-run process, they remove, and we build,” activist Nazim Sirag said. Security forces waded in, chasing demonstrators and dismantling the barriers. Groups of protesters - in some places, dozens, in others, hundreds - set up barricades of stones on main roads throughout the day. The coup threatens to halt Sudan’s fitful transition to democracy, which began after the 2019 ouster of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising. The arrests came as protests denouncing Monday’s takeover continued in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere, and many businesses shut in response to calls for strikes. CAIRO (AP) - Sudanese security forces detained three prominent pro-democracy figures overnight, their relatives and other activists said Wednesday, as internal and international pressure mounted on the country’s military following its coup.
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