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16 Killed In Ongoing Protests In Sudan

WEB DESK: In Sudan, sixteen people have been killed and twenty others wounded by live fire in the capital Khartoum during ongoing protests over the past two days.

This was stated by a senior Sudanese Police spokesman in a text message to a foreign news agency.

Meanwhile, the head of Sudanese military council stepped down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests.

Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decision on state TV. He named as his successor Lt Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan.

It comes after protesters refused to leave the streets, saying the coup leaders were too close to Mr Bashir.