Tens of thousands protest in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday in the largest mass demonstration since the deadly crackdown on a pro-democracy sit-in earlier in June.

Heavily armed security forces, led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, lined the streets ahead of the demonstrations that started at approximately 1:20 p.m. local time.

Elsewhere, at least one protester died after being shot in the chest during a mass demonstration in the town of Atbara, according to Sudan’s Doctors Committee

Via CNN

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