Iran Press/ Africa: Sixty people were reported to have been killed in the military crackdown in the capital Khartoum, before scores of bodies were found dumped in the river by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), said the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD), which is close to the protesters.
The head of Sudan's ruling military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has ordered an investigation into the deaths, a step to calm down angry protesters, Reuters reported.
The demonstrators have demanded that the Transitional Military Council, which has ruled the country since troops ousted longtime President Omar al-Bashir in April, make way for a civilian-led interim body.
According to eyewitnesses reports and videos which went viral in social media, police and RSF shot at protesters on Monday and security forces beating people with sticks. The internet has been blocked in places across the country by major providers.
By Tuesday, Khartoum's streets were quieter. Sudan is now celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
Despite that, the CCSD reported that one woman had been killed by a stray bullet in her Khartoum home on Tuesday.
Monday's attack has drawn international condemnation, including from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
After April's coup, the military council and opposition groups agreed on a three-year transition to democracy. But on Tuesday, military council called for national elections within nine months.
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