January 20, 2019 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese police…

January 20, 2019 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese police forces blocked thousands of protesters in Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman from reaching the parliament building and dispersed them with tear gas and batons.

The demonstrators in Omdurman who chanted slogans against the government of President Omer came out massively from the different neighbourhoods of the town despite the efforts of the security forces to prevent them from marching in the main streets leading to the parliament.

Also, the security forces from their vehicles fired tear gas at the protesters who continued their processions until Al-Abbassiya neighbourhood near the parliament.

One of the vehicles of the security service overturned as they chased the demonstrators at high speed. Some of security agents fled the crowd as the protesters rescued those who were wounded and prevented the others who tried to beaten them.

Several videos posted by the activists in the social media showed the protesters gathering the grenades of tear gas. Visibly they were not armed.

Salah Gosh, the head of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) said in a briefing to the cadre of the ruling National Congress Party that the forces deployed in Omdurman were not armed to avoid the killing of protesters.

The protesters were helped by one of the wounded, and they gathered him before they seized the gas bombs and the rest of the belongings amidst the cries of victory.

more than previous protest of 9 January