Sudanese protesters remain camped outside Khartoum complex despite army attempts to break up the sit-in
Sudanese demonstrators sit on the railway to block the train from passing through during a protest outside the defence ministry in Khartoum, Sudan. April 14, 2019.
The protesters, numbering about 5,000 with more arriving, chanted "Freedom, freedom" and "Revolution, revolution," and appealed to the army to protect them. "We hope that everyone will head immediately to the areas of the sit-in to protect your revolution and your accomplishments," the SPA said.The sit-in outside the compound, which also includes the intelligence headquarters and the presidential residence, began on April 6, after more than three months of protests triggered by a deepening economic crisis.
The SPA has demanded the immediate handover of power to a civilian transitional government as well as the prosecution of former officials.
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