Sudanese protesters challenge military in march towards airport

Special Police Force uses teargas to disperse people attending a rally against military rule following the last coup, in Khartoum, Sudan August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese protesters marched towards the airport in the centre of the capital Khartoum on Thursday before being blocked by tear gas and a heavy army deployment, a Reuters witness said.

The protest was the latest in an almost 10-month campaign rejecting military rule and a coup on October 25. The Khartoum resistance committees which organised the protests said they were building towards a general strike on Wednesday.