Iran Press/Africa: Paying honour to the victims of the months-long protest movement that has rocked Sudan, thousands of Sudanese demonstrators converged Thursday on a prominent square in Khartoum, Iran Press reported citing AFP.
The rallies came a day after protest leaders and army rulers inked a power-sharing deal to form a joint civilian-military body tasked with installing a civilian administration -- the main demand of demonstrators.
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse a rally at a central bus station in downtown Khartoum, witnesses said.
More than 200 people have been killed since December in protest-related violence, according to doctors close to the movement.
Tensions between the generals and protesters surged after a June 3 raid against a weeks-long Khartoum sit-in that left dozens of demonstrators dead.
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On Wednesday, the protesters and generals finally agreed on a deal paving the way to a transitional civilian administration that would govern for just over three years.
But talks are set to continue Friday as the two sides push to resolve remaining issues -- including whether to grant immunity to generals for violence against protesters.
Omar Al-Bashir was deposed by the military in April after months of massive nationwide protests, including a sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital which continued for weeks after al-Bashir's removal as demonstrators demanded the military transfer power to civilians.
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