Tens of thousands march against military rule in Sudan, met with tear gas


FILE PHOTO: People hold Sudanese flags during a protest, in Khartoum, Sudan, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese security forces deployed tear gas on tens of thousands of protesters gathering in central Khartoum on Tuesday to oppose military rule following last month's coup.

Neighbourhood resistance committees called the protests despite an agreement last week that reinstated civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and brought the release of most top politicians detained since the coup.

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