Sudan: three killed in protests against economic crisis

thousands of Sudanese to go for Wednesday against the catastrophic economic situation on the street. In clashes with the police, eight people were so far killed. The government declared a state of emergency.

In Sudan have demonstrated thousands on the second day in a row against the poor economic situation and high bread prices. The government declared a state of emergency. In Khartoum, the capital of the police apart, chased the crowds with tear gas.

In Qadaref in the East of the country, protesters have surrounded the end of the office of the local Governor. He brought himself under a hail of stone-throwing with a car in safety. According to the authorities, a total of eight people arrived in Qadaref, as well as in the state of Nahr-Nil killed.

economic problems since 2011, exacerbated

in Gadaref, of Dongola, and barbarian, it came to protests. At least 20 demonstrators were arrested. On Wednesday, people in Port Sudan had demonstrated at the Red sea, in the barbarian, and Nohud. In Atbara in the North, an angry mob set fire to the headquarters of the party of President Omar al-Bashir, as activists said.

In the 29 years of the reign of Al-Baschirs there was in the Sudan is almost always economic problems. After the independence of South Sudan in 2011, has exacerbated the situation but, again, because the government in Khartoum lost its oil Wells.

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has ruled for almost 30 years.

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