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Two people have been confirmed dead in the Khartoum area of Sudan in riots sparked by the lifting of government fuel subsidies.
According to news24, protests that began late on Tuesday in Khartoum lasted until dawn on Wednesday.
On Monday, the government announced steep price rises for petroleum products after suspending subsidies in a bid to reform the economy.
Oil prices at the pump have shot up to 20.80 Sudanese pounds ($4.71) a gallon from 12.50 pounds ($2.83), while diesel has risen from 8.50 pounds a gallon to 13.90 pounds. Inflation in Sudan is already running at 40%.
Witnesses told AFP that on Tuesday, protesters ransacked and then torched offices of the ruling National Congress Party in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman.
"The people want the fall of the regime!" chanted hundreds of demonstrators, echoing the Arab Spring mantra first heard in Tunisia in late 2010.
According to news24, protests that began late on Tuesday in Khartoum lasted until dawn on Wednesday.
On Monday, the government announced steep price rises for petroleum products after suspending subsidies in a bid to reform the economy.
Oil prices at the pump have shot up to 20.80 Sudanese pounds ($4.71) a gallon from 12.50 pounds ($2.83), while diesel has risen from 8.50 pounds a gallon to 13.90 pounds. Inflation in Sudan is already running at 40%.
Witnesses told AFP that on Tuesday, protesters ransacked and then torched offices of the ruling National Congress Party in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman.
"The people want the fall of the regime!" chanted hundreds of demonstrators, echoing the Arab Spring mantra first heard in Tunisia in late 2010.
