By AFPMore by this AuthorKHARTOUM,Sudan deployed troops in the capital Khartoum and other cities on Friday, witnesses said, after eight demonstrators were killed in clashes with riot police during protests over increased bread prices. TEAR GAROn Thursday, riot police in Khartoum fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators near the presidential palace, witnesses said. Related Content Eight killed in Sudan bread price protestsOn Friday, the weekly day of rest, calm returned to the capital and the cities that were rocked by the deadly protests, witnesses reported. An AFP reporter said lines formed outside bakeries in north Khartoum as residents waited to buy bread. The cost of bread has also risen and shortages have been reported for the past three weeks across several cities, including Khartoum.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2018 14:26 UTC