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Dozens of people have died following ethnic clashes in Sudan's Blue Nile State.

The health ministry in Sudan says 60 people are now known to have died during clashes sparked by a land dispute in the south of the country. Many others have been hurt, and hospitals have appealed for blood donations.

The violence between the Berti and Hawsa communities in Blue Nile state erupted last Monday.

Sine then, protesters have marched in capital Khartoum, blaming the country's military for being responsible for the outbreak of violence. They say the military have been circulating ethnic tensions in Blue Nile state for personal gain.

Soldiers were deployed to contain the unrest and a night-time curfew has been imposed.

Jawhara Kanu, is an independent political analyst based in Khartoum, he told Newsday about the protests that occurred.

He said, "These protests have continued until late yesterday night, in different parts of the capital Khartoum, and there are mutual tactics taking place between the police and security from one side, and from the protesters from the other side. So the protesters were around the presidential palace during the day time, until evening yesterday. But because of the massive violence being used against them, by the security, including (risking) their lives, and rubber bullets, tear gas, and even being crushed by military vehicles, the protesters have withdrawn from the presidential palace and (gone) inside the neighbourhood of Khartoum."

(Photo Sudanese protesters take part in anti-coup demonstrations in the Daym - Bashdar station, Khartoum, 17 July 2022. Credit AFP via Getty Images)

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