{"id":174515,"date":"2019-06-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/protests-against-khartoum-massacre-continue-across-sudan\/"},"modified":"2019-06-06T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:00:00","slug":"protests-against-khartoum-massacre-continue-across-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/protests-against-khartoum-massacre-continue-across-sudan","title":{"rendered":"Protests against ‘Khartoum massacre’ continue across Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, after Eid prayers, demonstrations broke out in a number of districts in the capital Khartoum and the cities of the various states, including Wad Madani, Nyala and El Obeid, condemning the massacre at the sit-in in Khartoum<\/a>, and demanding the handover of power to a civilian government. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The residents of Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North went out in mass demonstrations that swept the main roads.<\/p>\n

The demonstrators chanted slogans denouncing the military junta, demanding its fall and hand over power to civilians closing most of the main roads and branch in the yards.<\/p>\n

‘Khartoum a ghost town’<\/p>\n

The capital Khartoum has turned into a ghost town whose streets are closed where the sound of bullets is heard amid lack of means of transport despite Eid.<\/p>\n

Shots fired<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, residents of Burri and Khartoum 3 in Khartoum, Kober in Khartoum North, and El Morada in Omdurman heard heavy firing sounds early in the morning without being able to identify the reasons.<\/p>\n

In eastern Sudan, hundreds of residents demonstrated in Khashm El Girba in Kassala state after prayers demanding the perpetrators be brought to justice and hand over power to civilians.<\/p>\n

Darfur<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, demonstrations broke out in Zalingei in Central Darfur, El Geneina in West Darfur, and Nyala in South Darfur after the Eid prayer.<\/p>\n

The residents of Nyala went out marched in protest after the Eid prayer for many hours.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said that the security forces fired tear gas and live bullets at the demonstrators.<\/p>\n

The worshipers in El Geneina in West Darfur went out in mass demonstrations after the Eid prayer and chanted slogans demanding civil rule.<\/p>\n

They shouted “freedom, peace, justice” and “a civil government is the people’s choice”.<\/p>\n

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