Security forces in several cities in The Sudan used batons, tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition to thwart peaceful demonstrators from threatening Al-Bashir’s government thereby killing scores and injuring hundreds of citizens.
The protests were ignited Sunday by the government’s decision to lift generous fuel subsidies almost doubling gas prices overnight. The government was bringing its budget under control in an economic crisis that was stirring widespread discontent.
The Sudan lost three-quarters of its oil reserves when South Sudan became independent in 2011.
