KHARTOUM, 16 November 2021, (TON): A doctors union said “two more Sudanese protesters died in the hospital from wounds after being shot during mass protests against last month’s military coup.”

The Sudan Doctors Committee said “that raises the death toll from Saturday’s protests to seven, all but one from gunshots.”

The 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.”

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.”

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

The Oct. 25 takeover upended a fragile planned transition to democratic rule, more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of Omar Bashir and his government.