Sudan’s army to make statement soon, state TV says

By Omer Erdem</p> <p>KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan's state TV announced on Thursday that army would make an important announcement soon.</p> <p>Sudanese troops were deployed around the state media building, and some soldiers reportedly entered the building in Omdurman, the country’s second largest city.</p> <p>Hundreds of Sudanese protesters on Wednesday staged a sit-in outside army headquarters in the capital for the fifth day in a row amid continued calls for President Omar al-Bashir to step down. </p> <p>Since Saturday, at least 22 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces, which have repeatedly tried to disperse the sit-in by force, according to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors. </p> <p>The police, for their part, said that only a single protester was killed.</p> <p>Sudan has been shaken by protests since last December, with demonstrators demanding the departure of al-Bashir, who has ruled Sudan since 1989.