Two students shot dead by police at El Fasher University

Two Darfuri students were shot dead by police yesterday at the University of El Fasher. The slain students had been participating in a political rally at the university when security troops raided the university center where the event was taking place.

Two Darfuri students were shot dead by police yesterday at the University of El Fasher. The slain students had been participating in a political rally at the university when security troops raided the university center where the event was taking place.The victims were the student Jamal Adam Mustafa, who died at the university, and a girl identified as Yusria, who was studying at the Faculty of Education and passed away at the hospital.

Security forces stormed the university in response to the students’ refusal to comply with the University Administration’s order to stop all political activity on campus. A source at the morgue told Radio Dabanga that the doctor’s report noted the student Jamal Mustafa was shot from a distance of one meter.

Dozens of other students have been arrested.