Sudan: demonstration of support for President Bashir in Khartoum

Hundreds of supporters of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gathered in Khartoum on Wednesday to support a regime that has been heavily contested in recent weeks, AFP reported.

Meanwhile, another round of opposition to Bashir is scheduled to take place on Wednesday in the streets of the capital.

The rally in support of Bashir, comes after the president accused Tuesday "conspirators" to have provoked the violence that sparked anti-government protests triggered December 19 by rising prices of bread.

Hundreds of riot police, soldiers, security guards, some armed with assault rifles, were deployed around pro-Bashir protesters, an AFP journalist said.

Men, women, children, wearing banners of support to Mr. Bashir, arrived Wednesday morning by bus.

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