KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading toward the center of the capital, Khartoum, late on Sunday, demonstrating against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule, a Reuters witness said. Freedom!”About 4km (2.5 miles) from the stadium, security units, including elite forces, prevented them from crossing a bridge that leads toward the heart of the Sudanese capital and the presidential palace. Since the demonstrations started spreading on Wednesday, police have dispersed protesters with tear gas as well as using live ammunition in some cases, residents say. When the match ended, fans marched down Al Arbaeen Street in Omdurman singing and chanting until they got close to the river, where they were blocked by security forces, one witness told Reuters. Security forces had changed tactics by moving more quickly to break up protests as soon as they started, he said.

Source: Egypt Independent December 24, 2018 08:48 UTC