Tense calm in Khartoum following riots

Security forces restored a tense calm to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum today, a day after 36 people were killed in bloody riots sparked by the death of Sudanese vice president and former southern rebel leader John Garang.

But the situation remained more fragile in areas on Khartoum’s outskirts, where hundreds of soldiers patrolled streets and frightened residents carried large club-like sticks to protect themselves.