Sudan Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Anti-Al-Bashir Protesters
- Hundreds of trade unionists want the president to step down
- Al-Bashir blames protests on foreign countries, mercenaries
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Police and national security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, demanding that President Omar al-Bashir step down after almost 30 years in power.
Security organs and police set up check points, closed main streets, and lobbed tear gas at protesters, who were heading to the president’s palace to present a petition.