Hundreds of thousands of civilians are protesting across Sudan, protesting the military takeover last Monday
, in what appears to be the largest anti-coup protest to date, according to a CNN report.
The streets of Khartoum, the capital, were crowded this morning (Saturday) with protesters, who condemned the army and waved anti-coup posters.
"Not for military rule, yes for civilian rule," they shouted in videos posted on social media.
At least two people have been shot dead by the army in the town of Omdurman, which is located about 25 km north of Khartoum. According to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD), one was shot in the head and the other in the abdomen. In their direction, in order to disperse the protesters.
The nationwide demonstrations were organized by the activist coalition, called the Sudanese Trade Union Confederation (SPA), which was part of the organization of the 2019 uprising in Sudan that led to the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.
The SPA demands the shutdown of the country's civilian transitional government, and calls on protesters to join the "million-man march" against the military takeover.
"We are here to tell the world that we will not accept any military intervention in deciding the fate of our country," one of the protesters said today.
As you may recall, only in the last week has there been a significant development in the military coup in Sudan, in which the prime minister was arrested and civilians were shot in the streets.
The event is in fact the end of the Transitional Council, which was supposed to lead the country from the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir to democracy.