20.12.2021( Khartoum) Sudan’s ministry of health has released a report, saying that 121 protesters were injured in the state of Khartoum and two in the state of Kassala.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched to the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday in protest at the Oct. 25 military coup, drawing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades from security forces.
The report pointed out that clashes took place between the police and protesters in the areas of gatherings “the Republican Palace, Alsouk Alrabi , Al-Jarif roundabout , Al-Mak Nimr Bridge, Shambat Bridge, Al-Arbaeen Street, and the Parliament”, which necessitated the use of tear gas, and the report indicated that the clashes in the Republican Palace led to cases of suffocation that required hospitalization
Medics said scores of people were injured.
Some protesters managed to reach the gates of the palace and the protest’s organisers called on more to join a planned sit-in there after sundown, but live video footage showed those who remained being tear gassed heavily.
The outpouring of protest, the ninth major demonstration since the coup and one of the largest, marked the 2018 burning of a ruling party building which touched off a popular uprising that led to the overthrow of long-ruling Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir.