Sudan general: PM detained in coup held for his own safety

Pro-democracy protesters use fires to block streets to condemn a takeover by military officials in Khartoum, Sudan (Ashraf Idris/AP)

Sudan’s ruling general suggested on Tuesday that some members of the government he dissolved in a coup could face trial but said that the deposed prime minister was being held for his own safety and would likely be released soon.

A day after the military seized power in a move widely denounced by the international community, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets again, blocking roads in the capital with makeshift barricades and burning tyres.