Sudan: Soldiers arrested for killing school boys

KHARTOUM, Sudan

Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) said paramilitary troops of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were involved in the killing of six school boys in Obied city on Monday.

In a statement, TMC said that the involved personnel have been arrested and investigation has been launched in the killing of the children.

On Monday, the forces had shot dead school boys during protests against the soaring prices of commodities.