Friday, June 29, 2012

Unrest Grows In Sudan



Hundreds Tear Gassed Amid Clampdown On Sudan Protests -- CNN

(CNN) -- Riot police sprayed tear gas at hundreds of protesters who attempted to lead a march after Friday prayers from the two main opposition party mosques in Sudan's capital Khartoum and its second city, Omdurman.

A CNN journalist at the Al Sayid Abdelrahman mosque said that after prayers about 500 riot police gathered outside the gates and fired tear gas canisters at the crowd as they began to leave.

Protesters responded by throwing rocks at officers, he said.

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More News On The Unrest In Sudan

Sudan police uses tear gas to disperse protest -- AP
Analysis: Sudan rulers dig in as foes look for Arab Spring -- Reuters
UN urges calm in Khartoum ahead of Friday mass protests -- AFP
Khartoum: Sudan austerity protesters 'tear-gassed' -- BBC
Will the ‘Elbow Lickers’ bring the Arab Spring to Sudan? -- Al Arabiya
Sandstorm Friday -- Sigurd Moskvil Thorsen, Foreign Policy
Wishful Spring Thinking or the Beginning of the End for al-Bashir? -- Alex Perry, Time
Change is in the air in Sudan -- Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Elbows and sandstorms in Khartoum -- Mutasim Elagraa, Al Jazeera

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