People chant slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
People chant slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on protesters against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People chant slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
People chant slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on protesters against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People chant slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
People chant slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on protesters against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People chant slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
People chant slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on people protesting against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Men chant slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
Men chant slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on people protesting against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. The banner reads, "We are against those who steal food and kill our children". REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A man holds a Sudanese flag as he chants slogans during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum
A man holds a Sudanese flag as he chants slogans against the government's deadly crackdown on people protesting against subsidy cuts late last month, during a demonstration after Friday prayers in north Khartoum October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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