Demonstrations on Saturday spread to the western Sudanese city of Al-Rahad. Protesters set fire to the headquarters of the ruling party while Sudanese authorities warned protesters against resorting to violence and sabotage.

This comes as the head of the Sudanese national security and intelligence service, Salah Qosh, admitted the existence of harsh living circumstances suffered by citizens, stressing the right of citizens to refuse, and express it, stating at the same time that violence and vandalism will not be tolerated.

Qosh told reporters that the police used live ammunition agaionst the demonstrators after they tried to enter the police headquarters. He also stressed that the government will not lift subsidies on flour and fuel, while covering up the crises that resulted from problems in management and distribution.

At least one protester was killed in the northern Sudanese city of Atbara on Friday, the security chief said, as people took to the streets across the country for a third day against price rises and corruption.

Sudanese police fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators on Friday in the cities of Omdurman and Atbara, witnesses said, where people gathered in a third day of protests driven by price rises and a nationwide cash shortage.

Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:54 - GMT 06:54