KHARTOUM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Sunday denied attempts to disperse a sit-in by thousands of Sudanese protesters in front of the army's general headquarters in Khartoum.
A number of social media and local media outlets circulated reports that there were attempts by the armed forces and other regular forces to disperse the sit-in by force, the TMC said in a statement.
We reiterate to all the citizens and the protesters at the sit-in ... that this talk is completely baseless, the statement added.
The council, however, warned some groups not to block major roads in the capital Khartoum, saying such a matter is totally rejected as it creates a kind of chaos which needs the authorities concerned to decisively address.
Meanwhile, the major opposition Freedom and Change Alliance accused regular forces of attempting to disperse the sit-in.
There are attempts to disperse the sit-in, where we reiterate that we will not allow that, the alliance said in a statement.
The alliance called on the citizens in the neighborhoods of the capital and the neighboring areas to come out in rallies and head to the sit-in area in front of the army's headquarters.
The TMC, chaired by Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, is tasked with running Sudan's affairs following the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir.