SUDANESE security forces deployed tear gas on tens of thousands of protesters gathering in central Khartoum to oppose military rule following last month's coup. Neighbourhood resistance committees called the protests despite an agreement last week that reinstated civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and brought the release of most top politicians detained since the coup. The October 25 takeover ended a partnership with civilian political groups since the toppling of Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and drew condemnation from Western powers who have suspended aid. While bridges between the capital's sister cities were left open, heavily-armed police forces took to central Khartoum…