Sudan .. Continue the sit-in against Bashir and the army calls to listen to the demonstrators

Sudanese protesters continued their sit-in in front of the headquarters of the General Army of the Sudanese army demanding the withdrawal of the regime and achieve freedom, justice and equality, while the army leadership confirmed that the protesters are a class of people must be heard.

The demonstrators said that their sit-in would continue until the regime fell down, asserting their peaceful movement. Similar demonstrations have also taken place in a number of states in Sudan calling for an end to the country's emergency.

Witnesses said thousands of protesters had gathered outside the residence of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in central Khartoum on Sunday after setting up tents there overnight after the biggest demonstration during months of protests against his 30-year rule.

Since the sit-in began on Saturday, security forces have repeatedly tried to disperse protesters from around the building and used tear gas, including Sunday morning, but thousands remained in the area.

The success of similar protests - albeit bigger - in Algeria to force President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down last week has encouraged Sudanese activists to call yesterday's protests to mark the anniversary of the military coup that overthrew President Jaafar Nimeiri in 1985 following mass protests against his rule.

The protesters urged the army to stand with them again in an attempt to isolate Bashir from power.

In addition to al-Bashir's residence, the most heavily guarded compound in Sudan also includes the Ministry of Defense and the headquarters of the Sudanese National Security and Intelligence Service.

Witnesses said thousands of protesters gathered in the Berri district of Khartoum today, where they closed a number of main roads.

Police and security forces closed all bridges leading to the center of the capital from Khartoum in the north and Omdurman in the west across the Nile, apparently in an attempt to prevent the sit-in from expanding.

The bridges remained closed today, causing heavy traffic jams. Witnesses said hundreds of people had crossed into Khartoum from Omdurman on foot through the rescue bridge this morning, where cars were parked motionless for hours.

urgent meeting
In the meantime, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir today held an emergency meeting led by the army to discuss developments on the Sudanese arena.

A source in the Sudanese armed forces told the German news agency that President Bashir entered an emergency meeting today with the army leadership to study the current situation and report thereon.

According to the same agency, sources close to Bashir said that the president is closer to the implementation of Plan "B" on the handover of power to the Sudanese army after the agreement on specific guarantees related to the situation in the country and others related to the file of international criminal.

According to the Sudanese News Agency, the Sudanese Defense and National Security Council confirmed - after a meeting of the Council headed by Omar al-Bashir - Sunday that the protesters represent a segment of society must be heard.

Protests broke out in Sudan last December, and began to denigrate the cost and turned to the demand to step down Bashir, killing 32 people, according to the latest government statistics (not including Saturday dead), while Amnesty International says the death toll amounted to 52 people.

The Sudan Doctors' Committee announced on Sunday in a statement that five people were killed in yesterday's protests in Khartoum, including gunshot wounds, while the authorities said they dealt with the protesters with a "national spirit".