Sudanese university students armed with sticks and stones staged perhaps their largest protest since unrest sparked by inflation began. Security forces have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of university students in Khartoum protesting high food prices. It was hard to determine their numbers becuase protesters were scattered around the central campus. After President Omar al-Bashir announced austerity measures, including tax hikes and an end to cheap fuel, scattered protests across the country spread.