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Talks in Sudan Stop After 6 People Were Killed in Protests

Naba Mohiedeen

   KHARTOUM - Talks on power sharing between Sudan's Transitional Military
   Council and the opposition have been postponed after six people were
   killed in protests. The deaths occurred in the city of Obbayed.

   Sudan's Transitional Military Council and opposition groups suspended
   talks on a draft constitution Monday, after violence in North Kordofan
   state killed six protesters, including school students.

   Talks were stopped at the request of the opposition, which condemned
   the violence against protesters, who were demonstrating against Sudan's
   military council.

   Opposition leader Kamal Karrar said it's an expected action that the
   opposition suspended the talks after the Obbayed violence, where school
   students were killed. He said protesters want the talks to remain on
   hold indefinitely.

   Sudan's ruling military council said no military troops are responsible
   for killing protesters and blamed the deaths on shadow militias that
   were part of the former regime that are trying to create chaos and
   instability.

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