Gunmen shoot army officer and five protesters at Khartoum sit-in
Sudanese protesters burn tyres and barricade the road leading to al-Mek Nimir Bridge crossing over Blue Nile; that links Khartoum North and Khartoum, in Sudan May 13, 2019. Picture: REUTERS/ MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAHProtest leaders resumed talks with Sudan’s military rulers on Tuesday seeking to build on a political breakthrough overshadowed by deadly shootings at a long-running protest sit-in outside army headquarters.
The Alliance for Freedom and Change — the protest movement umbrella group that has been negotiating with the military council — said the shootings were an attempt to “disturb the breakthrough” and blamed militias still loyal to Bashir’s regime. The military is ready to accept a mainly civilian cabinet but has been demanding a military majority in a proposed sovereign council that will have the final say in matters of state.
The issue has kept protesters camped outside army headquarters around the clock ever since Bashir’s overthrow. “Protect your homeland or prepare to die!” the protesters chanted. In Arbaa, some blocked roads with burning tyres, a witness said, adding that troops deployed to the area.
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