Security forces fired shots into the air.

Huge crowds also took to the streets in other parts of the capital and met barrages of tear gas in two areas less than 2km away from the presidential palace and in the upscale neighborhood of Riad, east Khartoum.

Opposition groups kept up those demonstrations as they pressed the military to hand over to civilians. 

Talks broke down after security services raided a sit-in protest outside the defense ministry on 3 June.