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Sudan: Thousands protest against military rule

Police fire tear gas as protesters mark the third anniversary of Omar Al-Bashir being overthrown. But demonstrators say many members of the military supported them.

Demonstrators marched on the presidential palace in Khartoum on Sunday - some carried on military vehicles. They were protesting against the current military government which took power in October. They were also marking three years since the start of the demonstrations which led to the former leader Omar Al-Bashir being overthrown in a popular revolution

Hundreds of thousands of people took part, and the Health Ministry says more than 100 were injured after tear gas was fired at the protesters.

Dr Adeeb Yousif, who is a former Governor of Central Darfur, joined a protest in the capital Khartoum.

"The military were not aggressive towards the protesters. When they reached the presidential palace they were hugging each other and they allowed the protesters even to get into the military tank. Those who fired (at) the protesters with tear gas are police, as if there's some division going to happen... And this is similar to what happened in 2019 when the military sided with the protesters."

(Photo: Protesters ride on top of a military vehicle as they celebrate reaching the presidential palace. Credit: Reuters)

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