Child dies in Sudan after being shot in the head at protest

Child protester dies in Sudan after being shot in the head during anti-coup march

A 13-year-old child protester has died of injuries on Sunday after he was shot in the head by Sudanese forces during a pro-democracy march in the city of Omdurman.

MENA

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21 March, 2022

The child was shot during protests against Sudan's military authorities [Getty]

A child protester has died��of injuries sustained��in ��that was��attacked by Sudanese forces in the city of Omdurman on Thursday.

Thirteen-year-old Ahmad Maqam al-Din died late on Sunday after attempts to treat him in intensive care for a bullet wound to the head failed, the��Sudanese Central Doctors' Committee said.

He was wounded in Omdurman near Khartoum after security forces opened��

Sudan has seen ongoing protests following a coup last October led by , who chaired the Transitional Sovereignty Council��against the civilian government of Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok.

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Eighty-eight protesters have since been killed and Ahmad's death brings the total number of children killed to 14, with hundreds more people injured.

The Doctors' Committee said in a statement that Sudanese security forces were still using live bullets against protesters.

The Sudanese Resistance Committees in Khartoum called for a new protest to take place on Monday, saying it would march to the Republican Palace and close off roads in Khartoum.