Sudan military council denies using force to break sit-in

The ruling military council in Sudan has denied that it used force to end the sit-in outside the defense ministry.

In statements quoted by Sky News Arabia, the council’s spokesman Lt-Gen Shamseddine Kabbashi blamed outlaws from a nearby louche neighborhood known as “Colombia” for storming the sit-in.

“We haven’t broken the sit-in by force,” Kabbashi said.

The outlaws fled the disreputable area as authorities moved to clear their hotbed, he added.

He noted that both the military council and the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance had been on accord that the Colombia poses a threat to the sit-in protesters.

The spokesman dismissed also reports that ambulances were prevented from moving those who were injured in the sit-in, as it was assaulted by the outlaws.

He hoped the political dialogue will continue with the DFCF.

Earlier today, Sudanese security forces, deployed in large numbers, sealed off streets in downtown Khartoum in a bid to contain the violence.