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Gunfire Erupts in North Darfur, Sudan During Protest

   VOA News 02 May 2010
   Security  guard  from SLM guards a polling station in the refugee camp
   of Zamzam

Photo: AP

   Security  guard  from  SLM  guards  a  polling  station as part of the
   elections   security   arrangements  between  them  and  the  Sudanese
   government  in  the  refugee  camp  of  Zamzam on the outskirts of the
   Darfur town of el Fasher, Sudan (File)

   Gunfire  erupted Sunday in Sudan's North Darfur state during a protest
   against a failed investment scheme.

   The  joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur
   said  gunfire  was  heard  as  hundreds of protesters were seen moving
   toward the center of the state capital, El Fashar.

   Witnesses  said police opened fire when protesters marched to the city
   center to demand their money back.

   There is no official word on casualties.

   U.N.  officials  told  the  Reuters  news  agency  last  week Sudanese
   investors  have  complained  about  losing large amounts of money in a
   "Ponzi  scheme,"  a pyramid fraud where money is being paid illegallly
   from one investor to another.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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