Khartoum: Protesters took to the streets amid the sound of gunfire on Monday, calling for the end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.
Protesters protesting outside military headquarters The current wave of unrest began in December, initially over an economic crisis but quickly escalated into calls for an end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.
Security forces have responded with a violent crackdown and dozens of people have been killed.
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Elsewhere, two people including a solider were killed, hours after security forces attempted to break up a sit-in outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, activists said.
The sit-in is part of more than three months of nationwide protests against al-Bashir.
Activists said security forces, mostly from the powerful and widely-feared National Intelligence and Security Service, on pickup trucks fired tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition to break up the sit-in.
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The Sudan Doctors Committee, an affiliate of the Sudanese Professionals Association, said in a statement that the soldier was wounded when he tried to protect protesters outside the military headquarters, which houses the defence ministry and a presidential residence since Saturday.
