Heavy security in Sudan ahead of planned protests

There is a heavy security presence in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ahead of a planned protest on Tuesday.

Security forces have been deployed along bridges, and shops and markets ordered to close.

The Sudanese Professionals Association, which led the protests last year that toppled the former president, Omar al-Bashir, is calling for people to demonstrate for justice for those killed and for Sudan’s resources to be controlled by civilians.

The transitional government is becoming increasingly unpopular as food prices rise and fuel subsidies are removed.