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Sudan Protests Continue Amid Violence

Anti-government Sudanese protesters vow to keep their rallies peaceful, despite the violent crackdown by security forces that have left dozens dead in the past week.

People look at burning cars during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013. At least 27 people have been killed in protests in Khartoum over fuel subsidy cuts, a medical source said on Thursday as another bout of the worst unrest seen in Sudan's relatively well-off central regions for years broke out in its biggest port. Thousands had marched in Khartoum on Wednesday, torching cars, buildings and petrol stations. Picture taken September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL
People look at burning cars during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum, Sept 25, 2013. — REUTERS

KHARTOUM, Sudan — On Sept. 28, at least 3,000 people joined a protest that took place after the burial of Salah al-Sanhouri, 28, who was shot dead in a raging anti-government protest the previous day. In a video circulated online, Sanhouri is seen standing, unarmed and participating in a peaceful protest, as part of a widespread protest movement that began in Sudan on Sept. 23. 

Saturday's protest began after Sanhouri was buried in Buri cemetery. The protesters marched for two hours from Buri to Street 60, one of the main streets in Khartoum.

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