Sudan: Heavy gunfire heard as security forces move in to clear protest camp in Khartoum

Heavy gunfire has been heard in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, as security forces forcefully moved in to clear a protest camp that has been the central point in the demonstrators’ months-long struggle for civilian rule.

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a medical group linked to protesters, said at least five people were killed and several wounded in the Monday morning raid, which was still in progress.

In a post on Twitter, the Sudanese Professionals Association  said the country’s ruling Transitional Military Council  had assigned a large number of troops to disperse the protest camp.