19 people have been killed, including two security force personnel, in the clashes between Sudanese anti-riot police and protesters in demonstrations against a rise in bread prices, the government said Thursday.

“Nineteen people lost their lives in the incidents including two from security forces,” government spokesman Boshara Juma said on state television, adding that 219 people were wounded.

Sudanese authorities had previously said that eight people have been killed in clashes in Khartoum and several other cities since the protests began on December 19.