2 killed, several injured as Sudan military storms Khartoum sit-in

Protestors had congregated outside the Defense Ministry in Sudan's capital Khartoum, opposing the interim military council that has ruled the country since a military coup in April.

Early Monday morning, Sudanese security forces entered the site, killing two "peaceful" protestors, and injuring several others with "live bullets," an opposition union of doctors, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD), said on their Facebook account.

Several of those injured are in critical condition, the group said. It also called on doctors and health personnel to go to hospitals to help treat victims.

The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), an umbrella organization of trade unions, also said in a tweet that security forces had used live bullets and "excessive force" on protestors.

In April, Sudan's former leader Omar al-Bashir was arrested and forced out of power in a military coup, after the country became engulfed in protests opposing his three-decade rule.

An interim military council said it would lead the country through a transition period of up to two years, but protesters vowed to remain in the streets until a return to civilian government was guaranteed.

Since then, tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum. In May, nine people were injured when soldiers stormed a pro-democracy sit-in protest, eyewitnesses said.

This is a developing story.

From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury and Hande Atay Alam.

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