Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions

Spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces, Brigadier Nabil Abdullah, reads a statement warning of conflict after the recent deployment of Sudan’s powerful paramilitary in the capital and other cities (SUNA/AP)

Sustained firing has been heard in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum amid tensions between the military and the country’s powerful paramilitary forces.

The firing could be heard in a number of areas, including central Khartoum and the Bahri neighbourhood, on Saturday morning.