Khartoum - Sudanese police fired tear gas yesterday at crowds of anti-government protesters in Khartoum and war-torn Darfur as organisers called for more nationwide rallies against President Omar al-Bashir this week. - Stench of tear gas -Many of the protesters were women who wore masks to protect themselves from tear gas as they whistled and clapped in the streets of Bahari, the hub of yesterday's demonstration, witnesses said. Some residents in Bahari took protesters inside their homes and offered them juice as tear gas canisters stuck the facades of their buildings, a witness said. Police dispersed the rally later on yesterday, but the smell of tear gas lingered across the neighbourhood, witnesses said. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators who took to the streets of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state and in Niyala, the capital of South Darfur state, witnesses said.

Source: Philippine Star January 13, 2019 17:03 UTC