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| Sudan crisis: Security forces 'move against protesters' | |
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| Sudanese security forces have attacked a pro-democracy protest outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, activists say. | |
| Medical sources say at least eight people have been killed, with reports of live ammunition being used. | |
| Sudan has been governed by a Transitional Military Council (TMC) since President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup in April. | Sudan has been governed by a Transitional Military Council (TMC) since President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup in April. |
| The council later denied using force to break up the main protest site. | |
| "Sudanese forces did not disperse the sit-in outside the army headquarters by force, but rather targeted a nearby area which has become a threat to the safety of citizens," TMC spokesman Lt Gen Shams al-Din Kabbashi told UAE-based Sky News Arabia TV channel. | |
| Protesters have been demanding that a civilian government take over the running of the country. | |
| What's the latest? | What's the latest? |
| The security services moved on the main protest site early on Monday, activists say. | |
| Khartoum residents reported hearing heavy gunfire and seeing smoke rising from the area around the army headquarters. | Khartoum residents reported hearing heavy gunfire and seeing smoke rising from the area around the army headquarters. |
| A source inside one of the main hospitals in Khartoum told the BBC they had received at least eight bodies and many others injured. | |
| The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors put the death toll at nine. | |
| "Now an attempt is taking place to disperse the sit-in," said a short statement from the Sudanese Professionals Association, the group which is spearheading nationwide protests. | "Now an attempt is taking place to disperse the sit-in," said a short statement from the Sudanese Professionals Association, the group which is spearheading nationwide protests. |
| The association also called for a campaign of "sweeping civil disobedience to topple the treacherous and killer military council and finalise our revolution". | The association also called for a campaign of "sweeping civil disobedience to topple the treacherous and killer military council and finalise our revolution". |
| Protesters have been burning tyres and erecting barricades to try to fend off the security forces. | Protesters have been burning tyres and erecting barricades to try to fend off the security forces. |
| Journalist Benjamin Strick, who specialises in verifying footage on Twitter, has shared dramatic videos from Khartoum, where repeated gunfire could be heard. | Journalist Benjamin Strick, who specialises in verifying footage on Twitter, has shared dramatic videos from Khartoum, where repeated gunfire could be heard. |
| The TMC denied using force against the sit-in. | |
| Lt Gen Shams al-Din Kabbashi said the security forces had moved towards Colombia, a neighbourhood located near the main protest site, which he said "has long been a hotbed of corruption and negative practices that contradict the conduct of the Sudanese people". | |
| "The area has become a major security threat to our citizens... and it also affects the safety of protesters in the sit-in area." | |
| "We did not disperse the sit-in by force. The tents are still there and the youth are moving there freely," the TMC spokesman added, stating that many protesters "preferred to leave the sit-in". | |
| Meanwhile, the US embassy in Sudan said attacks by Sudanese security forces against protesters were "wrong and must stop". | |
| What's the background? | What's the background? |
| The demonstrators have been occupying the square in front of the military headquarters since 6 April, five days before Mr Bashir was overthrown. | The demonstrators have been occupying the square in front of the military headquarters since 6 April, five days before Mr Bashir was overthrown. |
| Last month, organisers and the ruling generals announced they had agreed on the structure of a new administration and a three-year transition period to civilian rule. | Last month, organisers and the ruling generals announced they had agreed on the structure of a new administration and a three-year transition period to civilian rule. |
| But they still need to decide on the make-up of what has been called the sovereign council, which will be the highest decision-making body in the transition period. | But they still need to decide on the make-up of what has been called the sovereign council, which will be the highest decision-making body in the transition period. |
| They cannot agree on whether civilians or the military should have the majority of positions. | They cannot agree on whether civilians or the military should have the majority of positions. |
| Road to transition | Road to transition |
| Are you in the area? If it is safe to do so, please share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? If it is safe to do so, please share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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