Sudan’s prime minister under house arrest amid military coup, officials say

Sudan’s prime minister under house arrest amid military coup, officials say
Demonstrators take to the streets of Khartoum to demand the government’s transition to civilian rule (AP)

Sudan’s interim prime minister Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest and is being forced to issue a message in support of a military coup, the country’s information ministry said.

The news comes as the United States expressed alarm over recent developments in Sudan, which has been in a transition to democracy for more than two years after former autocrat Omar al-Bashir was removed from power.

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