Gunfire and explosions were heard across Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on Monday after troops prevented access to roads that led to the sit-in of a camp of protesters who have demanded a new era of civilian rule in the country after the fall of the country's longtime leader, writes The National.
Activists said it was an attempt to disperse the protest outside the Defence Ministry. A medical association affiliated to protesters said at least one person was killed and several were injured in the raid, which is still in progress.
The sit-in has lasted weeks as civilians and military officials argue over the makeup of a transitional government.
The military overthrew ruler Omar AL Bashir in April after mass protests against his 30-year rule.
Protesters insist no elections should be held before three years so that civilian leaders can dissolve all social and political networks of Al Bashir's old party and purge all state institutions.