Sudan: Curfew in North Kordofan After Fatal Shooting of Five Protesters

El Obeid — The acting governor of North Kordofan ordered a curfew in the capital El Obeid and three other towns in the state on Monday. The state Security Committee suspended classes in basic and secondary schools for an indefinite period of time.

The governor imposed the curfew from 9 pm to 6 am in El Obeid, Bara, El Rahad and Um Rawaba "until further notice" after militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly shot at secondary school students and activists staging a sponteanous demonstration in El Obeid on Monday morning.

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