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| Sudan fuel unrest: Many die in Khartoum as riots continue | Sudan fuel unrest: Many die in Khartoum as riots continue |
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| At least 24 people have been killed in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in clashes sparked by cuts in fuel subsidies, medical sources say. | At least 24 people have been killed in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in clashes sparked by cuts in fuel subsidies, medical sources say. |
| The director of Omdurman hospital told the BBC his staff had seen 21 bodies. Three others died at another hospital. | The director of Omdurman hospital told the BBC his staff had seen 21 bodies. Three others died at another hospital. |
| Earlier police fired tear gas at protesters. The unrest began on Monday when the government lifted fuel subsidies to raise revenue. | Earlier police fired tear gas at protesters. The unrest began on Monday when the government lifted fuel subsidies to raise revenue. |
| Sudan's economy has been in trouble since South Sudan ceded in 2011. | Sudan's economy has been in trouble since South Sudan ceded in 2011. |
| Osama Mortada of Omdurman hospital told the BBC's Arabic Service that 21 people sent to his hospital had died, and that about 80 were injured. | Osama Mortada of Omdurman hospital told the BBC's Arabic Service that 21 people sent to his hospital had died, and that about 80 were injured. |
| "All have gunshot wounds, some in the chest," he said. | "All have gunshot wounds, some in the chest," he said. |
| Also on Wednesday, sources at Khartoum Bahari hospital told the BBC that the facility had received three bodies "shot by live bullets earlier today". | Also on Wednesday, sources at Khartoum Bahari hospital told the BBC that the facility had received three bodies "shot by live bullets earlier today". |
| Groups of anti-government demonstrators set fire to a university building and several petrol stations in Khartoum. | Groups of anti-government demonstrators set fire to a university building and several petrol stations in Khartoum. |
| They blocked a main road to the airport and burnt a number of cars, witnesses say. | They blocked a main road to the airport and burnt a number of cars, witnesses say. |
| Correspondents say the Sudanese government's latest austerity measures have almost doubled fuel prices and hit the poor hardest. | Correspondents say the Sudanese government's latest austerity measures have almost doubled fuel prices and hit the poor hardest. |
| Sudan had experienced an oil-fuelled economic boom until South Sudan became independent, taking 75% of its oil reserves. | Sudan had experienced an oil-fuelled economic boom until South Sudan became independent, taking 75% of its oil reserves. |
| The government reduced some fuel subsidies in July 2012, prompting several weeks of protests and a security crackdown. | The government reduced some fuel subsidies in July 2012, prompting several weeks of protests and a security crackdown. |
| Plea for calm | Plea for calm |
| The demonstrations began south of Khartoum and have now spread to the capital and other cities. | The demonstrations began south of Khartoum and have now spread to the capital and other cities. |
| Officials have condemned the protests as acts of sabotage, describing them as "premeditated", according to the Associated Press news agency. | Officials have condemned the protests as acts of sabotage, describing them as "premeditated", according to the Associated Press news agency. |
| The Sudan Media Centre quoted Al-Zubair Bashir Taha, the governor of Gezira, south of Khartoum, as saying that aside from police stations, riots there targeted power and gas stations, banks, shops and private property. | |
| Politicians, including President Omar al-Bashir, have defended the austerity drive, saying the only alternative would be economic collapse, local media said. | Politicians, including President Omar al-Bashir, have defended the austerity drive, saying the only alternative would be economic collapse, local media said. |
| In a statement released in Arabic, the US embassy in Khartoum called for calm. | In a statement released in Arabic, the US embassy in Khartoum called for calm. |
| "We call on all sides not to resort to force and to respect civil liberties and the right to peaceful assembly," the statement said. | "We call on all sides not to resort to force and to respect civil liberties and the right to peaceful assembly," the statement said. |
| The embassy said it had received "regrettable reports of serious injuries and attacks on property during demonstrations which turned violent". | The embassy said it had received "regrettable reports of serious injuries and attacks on property during demonstrations which turned violent". |