Two die, 38 injured after security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters in Sudan

A committee of doctors said that two people have died after military forces opened fire on locals protesting against the overthrow of the Sudanese government in Khartoum on Saturday.

Military forces shot dead two people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup.

In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd after protesters had been setting up a stage and discussing the possibility of a sit-in, said a Reuters witness.