Authorities in Sudan have indefinitely suspended theacademic calender nationwide in the wake of the killing of five protestersearlier this week. According to a Reuters report, the five victims includedfour students, who were shot dead on Monday during a rally in the town ofAl-Obeid located in central Sudan. A new round of protest was called after the incident withsecondary school students protesting across the country seeking justice forthose that were killed. The current move also comes on the back of an outright condemnationof the incident by the Transitional Military Council, TMC, which has beenleading the country after the mid-April overthrow of long serving OmarAl-Bashir. The transition’s Sovereign Council composed of five militaryand six civilian members to lead the transition for just over three years. Theywere due to resume negotiations on Tuesday to finalize some outstanding issues.