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Police shooting to kill as Sudan riots over loss of fuel subsidies

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A man on a donkey cart passes burned buses following rioting and unrest in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Sudanese authorities have deployed troops around vital installations and gas stations in Khartoum following days of deadly rioting over gas price hikes.Abd Raouf/The Associated Press

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A Sudanese man looks at tires burnt by protesters to close the highway to northern cities amid a wave of unrest over the lifting of fuel subsidies by the Sudanese government, in Kadro, 24 kilometers north of downtown Khartoum, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.Abd Raouf/The Associated Press

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Protesters burn tires and close the highway to northern cities amid a wave of unrest over the lifting of fuel subsidies by the Sudanese government.Abd Raouf/The Associated Press

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A Sudanese man covers his mouth from heavy smoke after protesters burnt tires to close the highway to northern cities amid a wave of unrest over the lifting of fuel subsidies by the Sudanese government.Abd Raouf/The Associated Press

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A destroyed fuel tanker is left behind after rioters torched a fuel station in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.Abd Raouf/The Associated Press

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People take part in protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013.MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/Reuters

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Workers wait at a burnt gas station during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 26, 2013.STRINGER/Reuters

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Cars burn in front of a building during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013.MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/Reuters

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A boy looks at a fuel pump at a burnt gas station during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 26, 2013.STRINGER/Reuters

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A man looks at a burnt bank during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum, September 26, 2013.STRINGER/Reuters

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Tyres burn on a road during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013.MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/Reuters

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Fuel pumps at a gas station are burned and toppled during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013.MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/Reuters

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