Sudanese protesters frustrate soldiers’ attempt to break up sit-in
Protesters join hands and form rings to resist troops and tractors preparing to remove barriers
Khartoum — Sudanese protesters moved to block an attempt on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the defence ministry. Demonstrators have been pushing for a quick transition to civilian rule after president Omar al-Bashir was deposed, said a witness. Troops had gathered on three sides of the sit-in and tractors were preparing to remove stone and metal barriers, but protesters joined hands and formed rings around the sit-in area to stop them. The protesters, numbering about 5,000 with more arriving, chanted “Freedom, freedom” and “Revolution, revolution”, and appealed to the army to protect them. Some drummed and waved national flags as they mingled in the street, while others took shelter from the sun under parasols and makeshift tents. Earlier, Sudan’s main protest group, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), issued an urgent call for people to join the sit-in and foil any attempt to disperse it. “We hope that everyone will head immediately to the areas of the sit-in to prot...
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