Sudan: 13 protesters killed in clashes with police

By Omer Erdem</p> <p>KHARTOUM (AA) – At least 13 people were killed Thursday in Sudan when security forces intervened in protests, according to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.</p> <p>Clashes between demonstrators and security forces left several dead, including two in the capital Khartoum, it said in a statement early Friday.</p> <p>The committee said one person died outside army headquarters in the capital, where hundreds of protesters staged a sit-in for the sixth day in a row.</p> <p>Since Saturday, at least 35 people have been killed in clashes with security forces, which have repeatedly tried to disperse the sit-in by force, it added.</p> <p>Earlier Thursday, the Sudanese military announced the removal of President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country since 1989, and the imposition of a two-year &quot;transitional phase&quot;.</p> <p>Al-Bashir came to power on the back of a 1989 military coup against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.</p> <p>*Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev