EL-OBEID, Sudan, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Protests broke out in the city of El-Obeid, Sudan, after a merchant was killed by pro-government Arab Janjaweed militia members, officials said.
Dozens of demonstrators marched through El-Obeid Sunday after merchant Mahmoud Issa al-Dahawi's death, calling for retribution, the Sudan Tribune reported.
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North Kordofan state Gov. Ahmed Haroun promised to drive the militias out of the state and take steps to assure such incidents don't happen again.
Residents of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, say anti-government militias have repeatedly attacked merchants and shop owners. The residents blame the government for failing to stop the attacks.
