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Gunshots, tear gas fired at Sudan protest site: witnesses
KHARTOUM, April 9, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Sudanese security forces Tuesday fired tear gas at
thousands of anti-government protesters demonstrating outside the army headquarters in
Khartoum for a third night, with gunshots also heard at the site, witnesses said.
Witnesses and a protester said security forces of the powerful National Intelligence
and Security Service and riot police were firing tear gas in a bid to disperse the
demonstrators from the military complex.
They said it was unclear who was firing the gunshots.
“The security officers are firing heavy tear gas. I can see protesters coughing and
covering their faces with hands and medical masks,” a witness told AFP from near the
demonstration site.
“I can also hear gunshots but it’s unclear who is firing.”
A protester at the complex also confirmed hearing gunshots but was unable to determine
who was firing.
BSS/AFP/AU/09:50 hrs