Protesters converge on Sudan defence ministry sit-in to demand civilian rule

By Reuters • Updated: 09/12/2019

A group of protesters acting like a mock TV crew interview a demonstrator in front of the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - Copyright UMIT BEKTAS(Reuters)

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people headed to a sit-in outside Sudan’s defence ministry on Thursday to demand that a transitional military council hand power to civilians, a Reuters witness said.

Protesters chanted “Freedom and revolution are the choice of the people” and “Civilian rule, civilian rule”.

(Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Aidan Lewis)

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