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Al Jazeera TV chief in Sudan held, 6 killed in protests
Updated 09:03, 15-Nov-2021
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Sudanese security forces have arrested the bureau chief in the country of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV, the network said Sunday, a day after the latest crackdown on anti-military protesters left at least six dead. 

Among those killed were two teenagers, according to a medics' union. Five were shot dead, while one more died from "suffocation by tear gas," the medics said, who have recorded a total of 21 casualties since the military takeover almost three weeks ago. 

"Security forces raided the house of Al-Musalami al-Kabbashi, the Al Jazeera bureau chief in Sudan, and detained him," the network said on Twitter without elaborating.

The members of the new transitional Sovereign Council, which was announced days ago by army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, pledged to provide an ideal model in managing the country's affairs in a way that satisfies the Sudanese people, and to form a civilian government in the next few days, according to a report carried by the Al-Arabiya TV. 

Earlier on Sunday, a correspondent of Al-Arabiya said the Sudanese police had announced the reopening of bridges leading to the capital Khartoum.

The European Union on Sunday called on the Sudanese military "to return to the path of a fair and open dialogue with civilians," demanding the release of all detainees including journalists arrested since the putsch.

(With input from AFP)

(Cover: Smoke rises as demonstrators protest in Omduram, Sudan, November 13, 2021. /Reuters)

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