Police open fire against protesters in Darfur
Sudanese security
services opened fire as they confronted hundreds of protesters
demonstrating against a collapsed investment scheme in the strife-torn
region on Sunday, protesters and locals said.
Aid workers and
U.N. officials confirmed hearing automatic gunfire after a group of up
to 1,000 people was seen moving towards the centre of the capital of
North Darfur state El Fasher on Sunday morning.
Last week investors
had complained about losing large amounts of money in a Ponzi scheme –
a pyramid model where money is illegally paid from one investor to the
other and presented as profit.
“The shooting is still going on … It is heavy shooting,” said one aid worker, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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