At least three Sudanese protesters have been wounded by gunshots after security forces dispersed rallies in the capital following a week of demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir.
A Reuters witness says security forces barred protesters from marching on the presidential palace at one Khartoum location by firing tear gas and shots in the air.
Three witnesses, one of them a doctor who has been offering medical support to the protesters, told Reuters three people were wounded by bullets.
The protest was one in a series of anti-government protests across Sudan. Source: AP
"Three guys were shot next to me. One in the neck, one in the chest, and one in the head," one of the witnesses said by telephone, asking not to identified.
A police spokesman was not immediately available to comment.
Officials have previously said the security forces exercised restraint and dealt with the protesters in a "civilised manner".
Officials and witnesses have previously said at least 12 people have been killed in the unrest so far.
Amnesty International said on Tuesday at least 37 people had died.
Rising prices, shortages of basic commodities and a cash crisis have driven protesters to the streets across Sudan to demonstrate against Bashir, who took power in a military coup backed by Islamists in 1989.
Protesters, who had gathered at several locations across Khartoum on Tuesday to march on the palace, have previously targeted offices of the ruling party, torching several of them.
Protests back in December were initially sparked by rising prices and shortages. Source: AP
Bashir, one of the longest serving rulers in Africa and the Middle East, told a rally in central Jazeera state on Tuesday that people who had destroyed institutions and burned public property were "traitors" and "mercenaries".
Since the demonstrations started spreading on December 19, police have dispersed protesters with tear gas and sometimes used live ammunition, residents say.
The authorities have shuttered schools and declared curfews and a state of emergency in several regions.
Journalists at the daily Al-Sudani said one of their colleagues was beaten by security forces after protesters passed next to the independent newspaper's offices.
