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Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Thursday against protesters in the city of Bahri as they marched towards a blocked bridge connecting it to the capital Khartoum, a Reuters witness said. Thursday was the 11th day of major demonstrations since an October 25 coup, which saw Abdallah Hamdok removed and then reinstated as prime minister. Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters defied a security lockdown, braving tear gas and chanting “no to military rule” as they marched in rallies demanding a transition to a civilian government. Demonstrators reached within a few hundred metres (yards) o…