8th April 2019

Sudan protest: Clashes among armed forces at Khartoum sit-in

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By BBC

Elements of Sudan's military moved to protect demonstrators during deadly clashes in Khartoum between security forces and protesters, witnesses say.

Soldiers tried to chase away pick-up trucks firing tear gas, on the second night of a sit-in protest calling for President Omar al-Bashir to resign.

Protesters sought shelter in a navy facility, a witness said, as tension among the armed forces was laid bare.

Seven protesters have been killed since Saturday, officials say.

Mr Bashir, who has been in power for nearly 30 years, has so far refused demands to make way for a transitional government.

One protester told the BBC's Newsday programme that a number of pick-up trucks arrived and began firing tear gas and live ammunition at the thousands of sit-in protesters in the Sudanese capital.

She said the military was at first neutral but then tried to chase the security forces away.

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