Troops had gathered on three sides of the sit-in and tractors were preparing to remove stone and metal barricades, but protesters joined hands and formed rings around the sit-in area to prevent them. 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. Since then the head of the military council and of Sudan’s powerful intelligence services have both been replaced, as protesters have continued to call for change. The SPA has demanded the immediate handover of power to a civilian transitional government as well as the prosecution of former officials.

Source: bd News24 April 15, 2019 09:11 UTC