Sudan protests: Soldier 'killed while protecting activists' as clashes break out

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The Sudanese Professionals Association says security forces have used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

The army stepped in to prevent clashes between protesters and police, ultimately forcing President Hosni Mubarak from power, during the 2011 uprising in neighbouring Egpyt.

It is unclear whether such a scenario is under way in Sudan, where media access to the demonstrations has been heavily restricted.Amal el-Zein, an activist, said soldiers guarding the compound stood by at first, but then moved in to chase the security forces away, firing in the air.Another activist said security forces later repeated their attempt to break up the sit-in, forcing protesters to seek shelter in a nearby navy facility.

He said the military has deployed troops around its headquarters and blocked several roads leading to the complex.He has refused calls to step down and has appointed military officers to senior posts in an apparent attempt to close ranks. Mr al-Bashir has also declared a state of emergency and presided over a violent crackdown in which dozens of people have been killed., in power for 20 years, resigned in response to weeks of similar protests.

 

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