Protesters seek safety outside army headquarters in Khartoum for a fourth day as demonstrators call for President Omar al-Bashir to step down
Western nations on Tuesday threw their weight behind Sudanese protesters demanding a plan for a political transition as security forces abandoned a bid to disperse demonstrators camped outside the army headquarters.
“The time has come for the Sudanese authorities to respond to these popular demands in a serious and credible way,” the embassies of the US, Britain and Norway said in a joint statement. The demonstrations have since mushroomed in towns and cities across the northeast African country, widening their demands to call for Bashir to step down.
On Tuesday, the crowds could be seen hoisting soldiers into the air on their shoulders, and dancing and chanting with them. The demonstrators have called on the army to protect them from the deadly crackdown. Troops can be seen firing machine guns as protesters run in groups, some taking shelter behind army vehicles and chanting “Allahu Akbar [God is Greatest]”.“Sudan’s armed forces understand the reasons for the demonstrations and is not against the demands and aspirations of the citizens, but it will not allow the country to fall into chaos,” Ibnouf said on Monday, quoted by the official SUNA news agency.
He has responded to the unrest with tough measures that have seen protesters, opposition leaders, activists and journalists arrested.
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