This disappointing development has delayed signature of transitional agreement except last night.

Demonstrators gathered outside military headquarters in Khartoum were fired upon last night.

Nine people were wounded.

It follows after the killing of six demonstrators by security forces on Monday.

The transitional military council, which is running Sudan since deposing President Omar Al Bashir last month  blames the two shooting incidents on infiltrators trying to derail negotiations.

These have been suspended for 72 hours with the military laying down conditions – including the removal of protestors’ barriers around military headquarters – for the resumption.

There’s accord on a three-year transition but the composition of the interim government still has to be agreed

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The fighting started when armed  residents and forces from Misrata stormed the arsenal being held by the militia.

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It is not known exactly what caused the explosion in Garabulli.

Speculation is the militia inside realised they were trapped and took a suicide option.

Tripoli has only lately fallen under control of the internationally supported interim government.

In addition to the 29 people killed,  dozens were wounded in the explosion.

Further along the coastline, which has been completely blocked by military action, 34 members of pro-government forces have died  in the fight against the Islamic State group besieging the center of their stronghold of Sirte – birthplace of former dictator Muammar Gadaffi.

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