Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators calling for civilian rule and justice for protesters killed since last year's coup, witnesses and a correspondent said. The tear gas was fired as demonstrators were heading towards the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum, in the latest rally against the October coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan. Protesters were seen hurling stones at security forces while others were helping people injured by the tear gas canisters, the correspondent added. Regular mass protests have been held in Sudan since the coup, which derailed the country's rocky transition to civilian rule following the 2019 ouster of president Omar al Bashir. At least 79 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations, according to an independent group of medics. - AFP
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