Thousands of people demonstrated across Sudan against the military rule on Wednesday, the anniversary of the popular uprising against autocrat Omar al-Bashir three years ago.
Demonstrations in Khartoum on the occasion of the 3 years anti-Bashir
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Security forces fired tear gas at protesters in the capital Khartoum, its twin city Omdurman, and Wad Madani in the south of the country.
Sudan is in the grip of a coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on 25 October that has derailed a period of political transition and damaged the economy of one of the world's poorest countries.
Pro-democracy activists had warned online of a "6 April earthquake", a momentous day in Sudan's history that has been instrumental in bringing down previous strongmen.
In 1985, the day saw the ouster of President Jaafar Nimeiri following a popular uprising.
In 2019, it marked the start of a massive sit-in outside army headquarters, after months of protests, against Bashir's three decades in power.