Khartoum: At least 60 people were killed and over 300 wounded after security forces launched a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters earlier this week. According to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, several of the wounded are in a critical condition.
Violence erupted on Monday after the military stormed the main camp of the protesters here in a bid to break up the agitation.
Quoting eyewitnesses, CNN reported that the police and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces fired shots at the protesters, while many law enforcement personnel beat the demonstrators who took to the streets.
While the violence has simmered down in Khartoum, the CCSD said that one woman was killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday.
The demonstrators demanded that the Transitional Military Council (TMC), which toppled Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir in a coup this April, to hand over the government charge to civilians.
Internet connections have also been blocked by major service providers in various parts of the capital.
Both the military and the opposition reached a settlement for a three-year transition to democracy.
Addressing on state TV on Tuesday, the leader of the council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, however, said elections will be held within nine months.
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