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Anti-government protests are now in their fifth week
A doctor and a 16-year-old teenager were killed in Sudan during protests against President Omar al-Bashir.
The two men were shot in the head by state forces who were firing directly on protesters, said a member of the Sudanese Doctors Union at the BBC.
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Nine other protesters were reportedly injured in the clashes while they were organizing a sit-in in a hospital in the capital, Khartoum.
This is the fifth week of anti-government protests.
"Since the beginning, security forces have responded with excessive use of power and live ammunition," said Dr. Amjed Farid.
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The doctor who died had "more than fourteen live bullets in the body," he added.
Protesters gathered at the Royal Care International Hospital in Burri District, capital, for a sit-in.
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Online activists said the security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd and carried out mbad arrests.
The protests also spread to six other cities across the country and activists announced new protests beginning Sunday, January 20th.
The government has confirmed the death of 24 people, but human rights groups believe that the number could be much higher.
Initially triggered in December by complaints about rising prices, the protests quickly turned into widespread anger over the president's 30-year reign.
A resident of Khartoum told the BBC that there had been economic protests in previous years, "but this time, it's totally different."
"I think people are really tired of it, the momentum has accelerated," they said. "The number of people protesting is increasing because of the violence of the government."
President Bashir accused unidentified foreign powers of being behind the demonstrations and pledged to stay in power, urging his opponents to defeat him "by free and fair elections".
At least 816 people have already been arrested in unrest, the UN said.
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