Sudan releases 3 detained rebels

Sudanese authorities yesterday released three prominent rebels who were detained after a brutal crackdown on protesters last week that left dozens dead in Khartoum, state television reported. Yasir Arman, deputy chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), was released along with two other leading rebels from the group, Ismail Jalab and Mubarak Ardol, it said, but did not specify when. A nationwide civil disobedience campaign by Sudanese protesters entered a second day yesterday. Some shops opened and buses plied the streets of Khartoum.