Sudanese soldiers step in to protect protesters -witnesses

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• The demonstrators have camped for two nights outside the compound, part of an attempt to increase pressure on President Omar al-Bashir to step down after nearly 30 years in office.

Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans during a protest demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down in Khartoum
Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans during a protest demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down in Khartoum
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 Sudanese soldiers intervened to protect protesters from security forces who attempted to break up a sit in outside the defence ministry, demonstrators and witnesses said.

Security forces on pickup trucks were firing tear gas as they charged towards thousands of anti-government demonstrators.

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