Sudan armed forces detain PM in 'coup'
The joint military forces, the ministry said in a statement on Facebook, also detained civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council and ministers in Hamdok’s transitional government.
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The joint military forces, the ministry said in a statement on Facebook, also detained civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council and ministers in Hamdok’s transitional government.
There have been multiple reports of a military coup in Sudan, with the Information Ministry saying on its official Facebook page that Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok had been taken away to an unknown location. Other members of the government are also said to have been detained, according to broadcaster Al-Hadath…
The head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has declared a State of Emergency in the country after the military seized power in a dawn coup in Khartoum today. Minister Abdallah Hamdok, as well as several civilian members of the Sovereignty Council have been placed under arrest and all organs of civilian government have been suspended.
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