Sudan pro-democracy activists call for escalation after lethal crackdown
by A Guardian reporter and Peter Beaumont from on (#5S2F5)
Demonstrations against military coup expected to continue after 15 protesters reportedly killed in a day
Pro-democracy protesters and Sudan's military appeared set for a cycle of escalation on both sides after a day in which at least 15 demonstrators were killed by security forces.
Despite a heavy-handed crackdown by the military in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, activists called on Thursday for an escalation of protests against last month's military coup, a day after the deadliest security crackdown to date on demonstrators demanding the restoration of a civilian government.
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