Sharjah24 – Reuters: Protesters opposed to military rule reached near the Presidential Palace (PP) in the Sudanese capital on Saturday for the second time in a week, television images showed, despite heavy tear gas and a communications blackout.
A witness said security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds on a tenth day of major demonstrations since an Oct. 25 coup.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said 178 people were injured during Saturday's protest, with eight caused by live bullets.
In separate statements, the committee said security forces entered Khartoum Hospital and Port Sudan Hospital.
Protests against the coup have continued even after Abdallah Hamdok was reinstated as prime minister last month. The demonstrators have demanded that the military play no role in government during a transition to free elections.
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