Mahdist tribesmen attack the interior Ministry in Khartoum, March 1st. Smoke rises from tear gas bombs (background). Fighting broke out in Khartoum March 1st between pro-Egyptian demonstrators and tribesmen demanding independence for the Sudan. Thirty were killed including the British commandant of the city police force. Before the rioting broke out, Egyptian President Mohammed Naouis had been given an enthusiastic welcome at the airport when he arrived to attend the opening of Parliament. March 16, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).