Security forces fire tear gas as thousands of protesters march again in Sudan


  • World
  • Monday, 17 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok attends a news conference in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters against military rule in Sudan marched towards the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum again on Monday, drawing volleys of tear gas from security forces, a Reuters witness said.

The protesters, who gathered some 2 km (1.25 mile) from the palace, blocked a main road in the Al Diyum neighbourhood and burned tires before starting their march.

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