Pro-democracy protesters are back to the streets in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as anti-coup campaign against the military takeover entered its seventh day.
Tens of thousands turned out across the country for Saturday’s demonstrations, protesting against the army’s October 25 power grab, when top General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan dissolved the government, declared a state of emergency and detained Sudan’s civilian leaders.
On Sunday morning, protesters have manned barricades the Khartoum’s streets, using rocks and tyres to block roads, as Soldiers from the army and the Rapid Support Forces were seen on many streets in Khartoum and Omdurman setting up random checkpoints on the streets, frisking passers-by and randomly searching cars, according to AFP.
At least three people were shot dead and more than 100 people wounded during Saturday’s demonstrations, according to medics, who reported those killed had bullet wounds in their head, chest or stomach.
The new numbers took the death toll since protests began to at least 11.
Police forces denied the killings or using live bullets.
Burhan’s coup sparked international condemnation, with world leaders and Unites nations calling for a swift return to civilian rule in Sudan and urging the military to show “restraint” against protesters.
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