The crowds, which late on Thursday had grown to their largest this week as protesters tried to increase pressure on the transitional council, swelled once more on Friday evening
Protesters waved the Sudanese flag and chanted “freedom, peace and justice.” Children sitting on a bridge nearby banged with stones on the metal pillars to the rhythm of the chants.Some sang “The strong man walks on fire,” a military song usually used to motivate troops. Giant screens showed pictures of soldiers.
“The council are old men. We support young soldiers,” said Nile Khader, an exhausted 20-year-old student protester being carried away on a stretcher. The Sudanese Professionals’ Association , which has led the protests, said the proposal envisaged a presidential council, a civilian council of ministers and legislative council.It said women would make up at least 40 per cent of the legislative council, which would also take into account Sudan’s “ethnic, religious and cultural diversity.”
Not far from the bridge, 10 effigies dressed in security forces uniform and helmets were hanging from a metal pillar, symbolizing protesters’ animosity towards them.
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