The demonstrations brought tens of thousands to the streets – the largest  number since paramilitaries killed 118 unarmed civilians.

They military say they were forced to intervene yesterday when unknown snipers fired on both troops and civilians.

They used teargas and live ammunition.

On the day marking the 30 anniversary of the coup that put ousted Omar Al Bashir in power.

the iron-fisted response will put back talks between the Transitional Military Council and the pro-democracy civilian groups under the banner of Forces For Change

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US Under Secretary of State for Africa, Tibor Nagy says the appointment of special envoys by various countries points to the determination to achieve such a settlement.

Washington’s chief Africa envoy Timor Nagy, who was in Sudan last week,  says the US supports the African Union mediation in Sudan and it is important other countries do likewise.

“We are very careful not have multiple processes so then the Sudanese can go forum shopping between them So it is very important that everyone support the African Union process,” he says.

He says it would be unhelpful if either the Transitional Military Council or the Forces for Change, who now see each other in a hostile terms, were to impose a unilateral solution for Sudan

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