Sudanese protesters clash with security forces in fresh anti-military demonstrations
By Reuters
21 August 2022 |
11:49 am
A Sudanese security armoured vehicle on Thursday fired tear gas at demonstrators in Khartoum while it was pelted with rocks and bricks, as an anti-military campaign carried into its tenth month.
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