Sudanese protesters poured into the main streets of Khartoum to intensify pressure on the transitional military council to set up a civilian government.
Sudanese protesters gesture as they burn tyres and barricade the road leading to al-Mek Nimir Bridge crossing over Blue Nile; that links Khartoum North and Khartoum. Picture: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/ReutersA Sudanese protester gestures as they burn tyres and barricade the road leading to al-Mek Nimir Bridge crossing over Blue Nile; that links Khartoum North and Khartoum.
"We have been chased by riot police ... who used tear gas and batons to disperse us ... Now we are regrouping to continue the protests until we get what we want," Nasr Eddin, a 28-year-old protester, told dpa. Security forces had tried to disband a peaceful sit-in outside the army headquarters, which has been in process since earlier this year and was one of the main protests leading to the ousting of long-time president Omar al-Bashir, according to the SPA."We assure all citizens and sit-inners in particular that this claim is completely false," the council said in a statement.
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