This is an entry from: Sudan coup 2021: Live updates
Security forces tighten grip as global pressure bites
28 October 2021 08:45 BST
Sudanese security forces on Wednesday made sweeping arrests of protesters as they sought to extinguish opposition to this week's military coup, while the international community ramped up punitive measures.
The World Bank froze aid and the African Union suspended Sudan over Monday's power grab by the army.
Hundreds of protesters were seen throwing rocks at security forces dismantling street barricades in Khartoum's eastern district of Burri, according to an AFP correspondent.
In the capital's north, security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at dozens of protesters.
"Police forces have removed all the barricades since Wednesday morning and arrested all the people who stood near them," said Hady Bashir, a protester.