Khartoum

There is pandemonium as Sudanese security forces yesterday fired tear gas at thousands of its citizens who took to the streets to renew demands for civilian rule after last year’s military coup.

According to an eyewitness who spoke to newsmen, protesters were seen in the capital Khartoum carrying Sudanese flags and chanting: ‘No, no to military rule,’ and ‘Civilian rule is the people’s choice’.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that security forces fired rounds of tear gas to disperse the protesters with many of them picking up injuries.

Sudan has been rocked by near-weekly protests and a violent crackdown …