The streets of Khartoum now resemble "a ghost city", where few cars, and even fewer citizens, dare to walk.
The raid on Monday by security forces on a protest camp in central Khartoum was the worst violence yet surrounding the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir, who was removed by the military in April after four months of protests.
The civilian opposition has been in talks with an interim military council over a transition to democracy, but the negotiations faltered and this week's crackdown marked a turning point in the sustained crisis.
The Sudanese Health Ministry said on Thursday that 61 people were killed but the opposition put the toll at more than 100.
Two Sudanese rebel leaders were arrested early on Saturday, opposition sources said, shortly after meeting visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is trying to mediate in a crisis threatening a transition to democracy.
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