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Khartoum on Fire over Slashed Fuel Subsidies

Friday, September 27, 2013

Recent reports have that at least 27 people killed during protests in Khartoum over fuel subsidy cuts announced by president Omar Al Bashir, plaguing the capital city with the worst unrest seen in recent years.

The internet access was cut on September 25 as thousands took to the streets torching cars and petrol stations in central areas of Khartoum. While many speculate the government itself cut internet access (like Egypt’s Mubarak during the upheaval of the Arab Spring), a Sudanese media outlet reported that the Gezira state governor said protestors attacked power stations which could also imply telecommunication offices.


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