Sudan PM sacks police chiefs after post-coup violence

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Al-Araby

Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said Saturday he has replaced Sudan’s police chiefs after more than 40 people were killed in a crackdown on protests following last month’s military coup. Military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power and detained Hamdok on 25 October, but after international condemnation and mass protests he reinstated the premier in a 21 November deal. Medics say at least 42 people were killed as security forces sought to crush weeks of anti-coup demonstrations, with protests continuing even after Hamdok’s release from house arrest and return to his post last week….

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