![Sudanese residents walk by barricades in Khartoum on June 9, 2019. Sudanese police fired tear gas on June 9 at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign, called in the wake of a deadly crackdown on demonstrators. Protesters gathered tyres, tree trunks and rocks to build new roadblocks in Khartoum's northern Bahari district, a witness told AFP, but riot police swiftly moved in and fired tear gas at them. / AFP / Ahmed Mustafa](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GKTDLFZYE4ZWI5YA3264R3RQXY.jpg?smart=true&auth=28cf29f2ad73e738b8cebd65bd5e6b9eb39c53ffc36da0c63721e36d86bcf09f&width=400&height=225)
Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign. AFP
Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign. AFP
Uneasy quiet in Khartoum on second day of civil disobedience
Much of the Sudanese capital remains close as the military and protesters remain at loggerheads