Confrontations in Sudan against the government

Four Sudanese policemen were hit by bullets in confrontation with students at Sudan's university on Sunday, two are seriously wounded.

The official spokesman for police forces Lt. Gen. Abu Baker al-Qader Muhammad said in a statement issued by the Sudanese dailies on Monday that students from Sudan's university have gathered on Monday in the university and tried to stage demonstrations while chanting slogans against the government. This followed a seminar held by the People's Conference Party which is led by Hassan al-Turabi.

The spokesman added that the police cordoned the demonstrators and tried to disperse them, and as a result the students opened fire and threw Molotov bombs at the police. Four police men were wounded and urgent surgery was performed on two of them.

Lt. Gen. Abu Baker said that investigations have started immediately regarding the confrontation with the students which is considered the first incident of its kind in the history of the Sudanese police.

Meantime, the preliminary forum which was called on for by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in July will be held next Monday in al-Khartoum to discuss issues relating to peace, reconciliation and development in the country.

In a statement to the Sudanese daily al-Anbaa member of the forum's preparation committee Ahmad Abdul Halim said on Monday that the preliminary forum which will last for three days and will discuss issues pertinent to peace, solidarity, democracy, basic freedoms, trade unions, civil and political rights and pan social and economic development which aims at just distribution of wealth in the country.