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Sudan protesters say army trying to break up sit-in

The protesters who want the military to hand over power to a civilian administration have been camped out since April 6. Sudan’s main protest group said on Monday the army was trying to disperse a sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum by removing barricades, but witnesses said troops had not moved in. The army is trying to disperse the sit-in by removing the barricades,” said the Sudanese Professionals Association, the group that first launched the protest movement against al-Bashir’s regime. “We didn’t have any agreements on removing the barricades or opening the bridges in our sit-in area in the capital or across the country,” the group said late on Monday. “We will continue our sit-in until the power is transferred to civilians.” The military council said putting up barricades and checking people at the protest site threatened public security.

Al Jazeera

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