Protesters wounded as military block streets

The Sudanese Doctors Committee has posted an update about wounded protesters to its Facebook page. It said that one person had a serious abdominal injury and eight others with wounds were in a stable condition, without giving further details.

Reuters reported that gunshots had been heard. Sudan's information ministry said on Facebook earlier that the military had fired live rounds at protesters, without giving further details.

Unconfirmed videos circulating on social media showed men in military fatigues beating civilians with sticks.

The US embassy in Khartoum earlier tweeted that it had received reports of "armed forces... blocking certain areas in and around Cairo."