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Massive tumult and unrest has Hit the capital of Sudan after the fuel subsidy cuts and in a latest development, more than 27 people have been killed in the brutal intense protests that have sparkled Sudan. According to the eyewitnesses, there was an open use of tear gas shells from the police on the little passels of protestors who were chanting the slogans saying "Down with Regime" since morning. The situation worsened after the gas shell fires.
Sudan has been vulnerable to the internal conflicts and the President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, who has been considered as somewhat lucky to survive the blow of "Arab Springs" seems to be now in the lens of the gun after serious media report of inflation and corruption.
Sudan's foreign ministry strongly rejected the speculations roaming around in the media which say that President Bashir has decided to postpone the participation in the UN General Assembly due to the volatile situation in the country. " The visa is still pending in U.S. Embassy in Khartoum" said the foreign ministry representative. However, it is important to note that President of Sudan has arrest warrants issued by International Criminal Court. The famous Darfur crisis has proved detrimental for the President in the past which made him in the bad books of the Americans too.
The latest protests are considered as the aftermath for the subsidy cuts which are labeled as "necessary to save the economy" . It is interesting to note that three of the mainstream newspaper editors claimed that they were threatened by the official Sudanese security agencies on giving any kind of news space to the present protests.
Sudan has been vulnerable to the internal conflicts and the President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, who has been considered as somewhat lucky to survive the blow of "Arab Springs" seems to be now in the lens of the gun after serious media report of inflation and corruption.
Sudan's foreign ministry strongly rejected the speculations roaming around in the media which say that President Bashir has decided to postpone the participation in the UN General Assembly due to the volatile situation in the country. " The visa is still pending in U.S. Embassy in Khartoum" said the foreign ministry representative. However, it is important to note that President of Sudan has arrest warrants issued by International Criminal Court. The famous Darfur crisis has proved detrimental for the President in the past which made him in the bad books of the Americans too.
The latest protests are considered as the aftermath for the subsidy cuts which are labeled as "necessary to save the economy" . It is interesting to note that three of the mainstream newspaper editors claimed that they were threatened by the official Sudanese security agencies on giving any kind of news space to the present protests.