Sudanese Use Tear Gas On Crowd Demanding President Resign -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of Sudanese demanding the resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir after rights groups accused security forces of shooting dead at least 50 people in the worst unrest in Sudan's central region for years.
Around 3,000 people, angered by a police crackdown on protests against the lifting of fuel subsidies, took to the streets after Friday prayers in Khartoum's twin-city Omdurman across the Nile, shouting "freedom, freedom" and "the people want the fall of the regime".
Defying a massive security presence with army trucks parked on main streets, the crowd marched to the central market, holding up banners saying "No, no to price increases."
Police fired tear gas after the crowd had marched some two kilometers through the center. Some protesters ran for cover but the bulk of the crowd remained, some hurling stones at the police, others torching cars.
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More News On The Protests In Sudan
Sudan fuel protests: '50 shot dead' -- BBC
Fresh Sudan fuel protests erupt after Friday prayers -- Global Post/AFP
Sudan: New Protests Demanding Regime Fall -- ABC News/AP
Rights groups: Sudanese police kill at least 50 in riots by protesters angry over subsidy cuts -- Washington Post/AP
Rights groups say 50 dead in Sudan fuel riots -- FOX News/AFP
More Protests Reported in Sudan -- Voice of America
Sudan braces for new anti-govt demos after dozens dead -- Fox News/AFP
Sudan Braced for More Riots -- allAfrica.com
Death toll rises in Sudan fuel protests -- Al Jazeera
Sudan Protests Resume Over Fuel Prices After 600 People Arrested -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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