Security forces fired tear gas canisters -- leaving several wounded, witnesses said -- as activists at the presidential palace in Khartoum chanted slogans against military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who led a coup on October 25. "The people want the downfall of Burhan," the protesters shouted as additional security forces were deployed to surround the swelling crowd. The move alienated many of Hamdok's pro-democracy supporters, who dismissed it as providing a cloak of legitimacy for Burhan's coup. Nationwide, at least 45 people have been killed and scores more wounded, according to the independent Doctors' Committee. He warned that anything could happen over the next few months with the military still firmly in power.

Source: Bangkok Post December 19, 2021 22:14 UTC