In central Khartoum, security forces fired tear gas and water cannon as they tried to prevent swelling crowds from marching toward the presidential palace, witnesses said. In Omdurman, witnesses reported tear gas and gunfire as security forces prevented protesters from crossing into Khartoum. Last October, the military led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan toppled the transitional government, triggering rallies that have called on the army to quit politics. On Wednesday, medics aligned with the protest movement said security forces shot dead a child during protests in Bahri. As a result, however, international financial support agreed with the transitional government was frozen and an economic crisis has deepened.

Source: Ethiopian News June 30, 2022 20:21 UTC