Deadly riots in Sudan capital
2005-08-02 10:36
Khartoum - At least 42 people were killed in riots that erupted in the Sudanese capital on Monday following the announcement of the death of first vice-president and former southern rebel leader John Garang in a helicopter crash, medical sources said on Tuesday.
"We have received 26 bodies," said Uqail Sawar al-Dahab who heads the morgue at Khartoum's general teaching hospital. A medic in Khartoum's suburban al-Burri police hospital said they had 16 dead bodies in the morgue.
- AFP