CAIRO: Sudanese police used teargas, batons and violence to disperse protests in Khartoum on Tuesday after the death of a girl in a clash with police. At least 100 people tried to storm a police station in Khartoum until police reinforcements arrived. Around 200 people staged another protest in the same area in the afternoon, blocking a main road until police responded with teargas. The girl died on Monday during a disturbance in the same area. Police said a patrol had fired into the air after several people tried to attack it. “One female citizen was injured and brought to a hospital where she died later,” police said in a statement. A relative of the girl said that police opened fire after an argument erupted between her brother and the patrol in front of the family's house. Sudan has avoided an “Arab Spring” but small protests have occurred in Khartoum, mainly over high food prices. When South Sudan seceded and became independent, they took with them about 75 percent of Khartoum's economy. There are current disputes between Sudan and South Sudan, regarding oil-sharing revenue, which is complicated by the fact that South Sudan must use pipelines that run north to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/6Q8Gl Tags: Police, Protests, Sudan Section: Latest News, North Africa, Sudan