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.
