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At least three people were killed and dozens wounded by live bullets and tear gas canisters on Sunday in Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman as protests surged on the day Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned.
The Sudanese security forces fired tear gas, ostensibly to prevent the protesters from reaching the presidential palace in central Khartoum, in the continuation of the wave of demonstrations calling for the withdrawal of the army from political life.
In response to the call of the resistance committees and the Sudanese Professionals Association, thousands demonstrated in Khartoum and other cities as part of the so-called “Millions of Martyrs” to demand civilian rule and condemn the killing of demonstrators during last week’s protests. But the security forces tried to confront the protesters when they reached the street leading to the presidential palace…
