06-21-2012 02:38 AM
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Riot police clashed with students with batons Sudanese protesters in Khartoum yesterday, and they threw tear gas in a fourth day of demonstrations against the government of Sudan. Student groups and lead demonstrations in Khartoum against the government's plans to increase government support for fuel to reduce spending, causing price rises in essential commodities. Sudan has witnessed a rise in food prices and a decline in the value of the currency since the secession of southern Sudan a year ago, and cut it about three-quarters of the country's oil production, which plays a vital role in the economy.
He said activists and witnesses said riot police carrying sticks yesterday closed a main road and chased scores of students in the streets surrounding the University of Khartoum. Suspended in the air and the smell of tear gas. The witnesses said that the protesting students chanting cheers «people want to topple the regime» and threw stones at police.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Monday said the government would abolish gradually subsidies on fuel, and reduce the number of public sector employees, and increase taxes on consumer goods, banking and imports to meet the budget deficit.
, The agency said the French press that the authorities released yesterday via her after being detained at the University of Khartoum. The agency said that its correspondent Simon Martelli, a British national, was detained at the time around noon yesterday while he was taking pictures and talking with students at the university. She said that he was held for more than 12 hours without charge.
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