Coup plot foiled in Sudan

AUTHORITIES in Sudan thwarted a coup attempt at dawn yesterday, officials announced on state media. A statement from the prime minister’s office said those involved had been arrested, though the coup plotters were not identified.

Hamza Baloul, minister of culture and spokesperson for the government, described those behind the attempt as “remnants of the past regime.”

Sudan was led for 30 years by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, before massive demonstrations led to his ousting in 2019.

Baloul said on Sudanese state TV that the government would keep people updated on “the failed coup attempt that is trying to turn back the hands of time.”

“We assure the Sudanese people that the situation is under total control,” he said. “The leaders of the coup attempt have been detained, including military personnel and civilians, and they are now being interrogated.”

Videos on social media showed some tanks on the streets of Khartoum yesterday morning.