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Sudan: Statements on military coup expected – People take to the streets

Statements on developments in the country after ongoing military coup, is expected to do the head of the so-called council of national sovereignty Sudan, general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as broadcast by the Al Hadath television network.

The Dubai-based network reported earlier ministers and many civilians were arrested by the military, while the Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdock has been placed under house arrest after weeks of tension between politicians and the military in the transitional government.

Internet access has been cut across the country, found journalists of the French Agency. It also looks like the operation is down most of the telephony networks, according to the ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ.

Sudan: Blocked entrances and bridges in Khartoum – Closed and the airport

The same time, Protesters gather in the streets of the capital to protest the arrests. Army forces have blocked the entrances to Khartoum and several bridges. So far, the staff has not commented on the developments.

Khartoum International Airport was closed and international flights were suspended, according to Dubai’s Al Arabiya television network. There has been no announcement of the airport from the Sudanese authorities, amid reports of an ongoing military coup.

Sudanese police used tear gas on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to block a capital’s main boulevard. Army supporters demonstrated last week, the second in a row, demanding the resignation of the government. According to the transitional authorities, supporters of his party are involved in the mobilizations and episodes. Omar El Bashir, who seized power in a coup and was president of Sudan until ousted by the army in 2019.

The Sudanese Professional Association, an organization that has spearheaded the mass mobilizations since the end of 2018 that led to the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 by generals, has called on the people to take to the streets and “resist” any new military coup. .

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