Paramilitaries in Khartoum threw dozens of bodies into the Nile to try to hide the death toll inflicted during a dawn attack on pro-democracy protesters in the Sudanese capital, earlier this week.
At least 100 people are thought to have been killed in the crackdown across Sudan, which has been under military rule since President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April. Heavily armed units of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued to sweep through Khartoum and the neighboring city of Omdurman on Wednesday. Residents blocked many roads with makeshift barricades as they tried to protect their neighborhoods from the paramilitaries and thieves.
There have been repeated reports from witnesses and activists that dead and injured protesters were thrown into the river after Monday’s attack on the camp, which has been the focus of pro-democracy demonstrations for months.
Residents and activists retrieved nine corpses, with concrete blocks tied to their feet, from the Nile on Wednesday.
Sudan paramilitaries raped and assaulted protesters and medics, whilst many protesters are still unaccounted for and the death toll is likely to rise further.
