Nubian Radio / kidintakar

On June 13, 2007 we received disturbing news from Kajbar area in Northern Sudan informing that the security forces have used excessive force to disperse a peaceful demonstration by Nubians protesting the construction of a dam at Third Cataract by Kajbar village. The security forces used tear gas and life ammunitions killing 4 people and wounding many others ( watch video) . The date palm trees in the area along the Nile were set on fire when peaceful demonstrators used them as protective shields from sporadic shooting. The security forces started shooting on the crowd from the surrounding mountains when the demonstrators came across a narrow passage on their way to an open area few kilometers south of the site of the proposed dam
Those killed include:
1. Mohamed Fageer Mohamed from Farraig
2. Sadig Salim from Faraig
3. Shaikheldin Haj From Nawri
4. Abdelmoiz Mohamed Abdelrahim from Shrgifad
Many were injured and they were taken by the local people to Dongola Hospital for treatment. The wounded include:
1. Sidahmed Osman Nouri from Mashakaila
2. Khairi Osman Ismail from Mashakaila
3. Osman Ibrahim Osman from Farraig 4. Farah Abdelrahim Farah from Shargifad
5. Hamid hamad Hamid from Kajbar
6. Elfadil Mohamed fageer from Kajbar 7. Mursi Sid Ahmed from Kajbar
8. Abdelmalik Ali Daoud from Kajbar

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