One man was shot dead as Sudanese paramilitary forces, backed by the ruling military council, opened fire at protesters in the southeastern state of Sennar on Sunday.
“The spirit of the martyr Anwar Hassan Idris was lifted in the city of al-Souk, Sennar state, after he was wounded by a bullet to the head by the Janjaweed militia,” the opposition Sudan Doctors’ Committee said in a statement.
A number of protesters, who were rallying against the Rapid Support Forces’ use of violence against some street demonstrations, were wounded in the incident and some were in critical condition, it said.
"RSF members deployed and initially started shooting in the air but later they opened fire at residents, killing a man and wounding several other people," said a witness, who declined to be named for security reasons.
The killing occurred with the military council and civilian opposition wrangling over final details of a power-sharing agreement ahead of elections after veteran president Omar al-Bashir was toppled in a coup following weeks of mass protests.
In the capital Khartoum, negotiators are haggling over the draft of a final constitutional declaration that is to organize a transition period to free elections and civilian rule.
The rally in al-Souk, 340 km (201 miles) southeast of Khartoum, was held to protest at violence by the RSF, which is accused of killing at least 128 people in a raid on a protest sit-in in Khartoum on June 3 and in a few subsequent attacks.
The military council has confirmed at least 61 deaths.
On Saturday, protesters held rallies in several cities and towns across the country, including in Khartoum, to mourn those killed in the June 3 raid.
