Protesters around Sudan prepare to defy curfew

The curfew the military has imposed on Sudan appears to be facing its challenge for a second night running as protesters flood into the streets around the country. 

Hundreds of thousands have gathered outside the defence ministry in Khartoum, Reuters reported, and others have come out in Darfur, North Kordofan in central Sudan, Atbara and al-Gadaref in the north and elsewhere. 

The military council in charge of the country has striked to strike a conciliatory tone, rejected by protesters, but also warned that it would not tolerate disturbances.