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Protesters have been protesting the military coup in Sudan for months
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Two months after the military coup, security forces again used tear gas against several thousand demonstrators in Sudan on Thursday.
The bridge connections to the capital Khartoum were closed and the telephone connections cut off.
Internet connections were also blocked.
Police and military patrolled all over Khartoum.
Protests have also been reported from other cities.
According to reports, the demonstrators in Khartoum came within a few hundred meters of the presidential palace, the headquarters of military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
The protesters were then pushed back by soldiers, police and paramilitary militias using tear gas.
According to eyewitness reports, there were similar protests in Madani, south of the capital, as well as in the cities of Kassala and Port Sudan.
With their demonstrations, the demonstrators also defied a curfew imposed by the authorities.
New surveillance cameras in Khartoum
According to a medical committee, at least 48 people had been killed in the ongoing protests against the military junta in recent weeks.
The people are demanding a return to the civilian government of the country.
Before the renewed demonstrations on Thursday, new surveillance cameras were installed on the demonstration routes in Khartoum.
The Internet group NetBlocks reported that from the morning onwards, mobile Internet connections were also switched off, through which activists broadcast their actions live and call for demonstrations.
Sudan's Supreme General al-Burhan declared a state of emergency on October 25 and overturned the government that was supposed to lead the transition to democratic elections after the overthrow of long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
After mass demonstrations and international protests, al-Burhan reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok four weeks later.
How much power Hamdok actually has since his reinstatement is unclear, however.
The last time the Nile bridges were closed in Khartoum was on December 26th when there were demonstrations with tens of thousands of participants.
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