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Demonstrators in Sudan: "No to military rule"
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The protests against the military leadership in Sudan continue.
On Tuesday, thousands of people again demonstrated in several cities in the country for the restoration of a civilian government.
In the capital, Khartoum, security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd, eyewitnesses reported.
Numerous soldiers and police officers as well as paramilitary units were stationed around the presidential palace and the army headquarters.
The demonstrators shouted "No to military rule" and asked the army to return to the barracks.
Protesters in eastern Khartoum burned car tires and erected stone barricades, an eyewitness reported.
Opponents of the military leadership also took to the streets in the city of Omdurman, bordering Khartoum, as well as in Port Sudan and Nyala.
Sudan has "passed a dangerous turning point"
Sudan's Supreme General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared a state of emergency in October and deposed 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.
Mass protests followed, and al-Burhan reinstated Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok.
However, Hamdok announced his resignation on Sunday evening.
He lamented the "fragmentation of political forces" in the north-east African country and the conflicts between the military and civilian parts of the transitional government.
Despite all efforts, a political consensus had therefore not been reached.
Sudan has passed a "dangerous turning point that threatens its survival".
The regular mass demonstrations for a return to a civilian government have been going on since the end of October, and the military has repeatedly taken violent action against it.
According to a medical committee, a total of 57 people have been killed and hundreds more injured.
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