Live Updates: Two People Shot Dead in Sudan Amid Nationwide Protests Against Military Takeover

Sudan's police said on Saturday that law enforcement forces did not open fire on protesters in the city of Omdurman, near Khartoum.

Earlier in the day, the country's central medical committee said that the military fired live bullets and used tear gas against protesters, killing two of them.

"Some media report, citing inaccurate sources, said that two demonstrators were shot dead in Omdurman. Police confirm that there were groups among the demonstrators who disrupted the peaceful protest movement and attacked police officers, prompting the use of tear gas to disperse them. Police confirm they did not open fire," the police said in a statement.

One of police officers was injured in the demonstration, the statement added.

"As of now, 100 people are injured in demonstrations across the country," the committee said in a statement, adding there are cases suffocation and gunshot wounds among them.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of people took to the streets in the city of Omdurman near Khartoum following the recent developments in the country that saw several senior officials detained and the government dissolved. The medical committee reported two protesters dead in the demonstration after the Sudanese military committee deployed force.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of people took to the streets in Sudan's most populated city following the recent developments in the country that saw several senior officials detained and the government dissolved.