Tear gas fired at Khartoum protesters
(28 Feb 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Khartoum, Sudan - 28 February 2023 1. Wide of tear gas canisters being fired by riot police hitting protesters, protesters running, most of them holding metal shields as protection 2. Wide of confrontation between riot police and protesters, tear gas dispersed in the air 3. Mid of protesters holding metal shields blocking street, smoke rising from burned tyres 4. Mid of tear gas canisters scattered in street 5. Wide of protesters marching in Khartoum streets, protesters beating drums and chanting UPSOUND (Arabic): “Down with the Sovereignty Council, may you be sacrificed dear homeland “ 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rasha Osman, protester belonging to Khartoum Resistance Committees: “We went out today on February 28 to say no to the framework agreement because the framework agreement gives immunity to the military against accountability. We tell them that the dispersal of the sit-in will not pass, the blood of the martyrs will not pass without punishment and accountability.” 7. Various of protesters marching in street and chanting slogans 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mostafa Amir, protestor belonging to Khartoum Resistance Committees: “Our continuation of protesting comes out of our categorical rejection of the agreement between the Military Council and the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change. We believe that this agreement will not achieve anything. With this agreement, we are recycling the crisis again and paving the way for the policy of impunity.“ 9. Wide of protesters marching in Khartoum streets, chanting slogans STORYLINE: Hundreds of protesters in central Khartoum headed towards the country’s presidential palace on Tuesday before being pushed back by security forces firing tear gas. The weekly protests are led by more ardent factions of Sudan’s sprawling pro-democracy network that refuse to negotiate with the military leaders. In a separate anti-government protest held in eastern Khartoum, a man was killed after being shot in the chest by Sudanese security forces. Sudan has been marred in turmoil since the country's leading general launched a coup and upended the country's fragile democratic transition in October 2021. A preliminary agreement to store the democratic transition was signed last December. Talks are ongoing to reach a final deal. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
