Sudanese protesters marched Saturday in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country to denounce the October military coup and subsequent deal that reinstated the prime minister but sidelined the pro-democracy movement.
Hundreds took to the streets, even as authorities tightened security across the capital, deploying troops and closing all bridges over the Nile River linking Khartoum with its twin city of Omdurman and the district of Bahri, the state-run SUNA news agency reported.
Authorities have warned protesters against approaching “sovereign and strategic” sites in central Khartoum — a reference to main government buildings and key institutions. The city's Security Committee said Sudanese forces would “deal with chaos and violations,” SUNA had reported. In Khartoum, the marches started in different locations, from where the protesters would converge on the presidential palace.
