Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators marched in Khartoum Saturday, many reaching the army headquarters for the first time since deadly protests ...
KHARTOUM: Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators marched in Khartoum Saturday , many reaching the army headquarters for the first time since deadly protests against President Omar al-Bashir erupted in December, witnesses said.
"At this historic moment, we ask you to not leave the army headquarters and hold a sit-in in the nearby streets," the organisers said in a statement. After a few hours, dozens of vehicles full of riot police converged near the compound and fired tear gas at protesters in a bid to disperse them, witnesses said, adding that some demonstrators threw rocks at the police officers.
Since the protests erupted in Sudan late last year, security agents and riot police have cracked down on demonstrators but the army has not intervened. But they quickly escalated into nationwide rallies against Bashir's rule, with protestors calling on him to step down. Before the protests began, security forces deployed in large numbers in key Khartoum squares and in Omdurman, across the Nile.
"Those walking in groups were immediately detained or asked to return to their homes by security forces," another onlooker said.
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