Globaltimes Thousand of protesters have flooded the streets of Sudan following military take over of government in Sudan.
Military arrested Sudan’s acting prime minister and senior government officials, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital, Khartoum, the country’s information ministry said, describing the actons as a coup.
Protesters could be heard chanting, “The people are stronger, stronger” and “Retreat is not an option!” as plumes of smoke from burning tyres filled the air.
The first reports about a possible military takeover began trickling out of Sudan before dawn. By mid-morning, the information ministry confirmed that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok had been arrested and taken to an undisclosed location.
Several senior government figures were also arrested, the ministry said in a Facebook post. It said their whereabouts were unknown.
In other hallmarks of a takeover, internet access was widely disrupted and the country’s state news channel played patriotic traditional music. At one point, military forces stormed the offices of Sudan’s state-run television in Omdurman and detained a number of workers, the information ministry said.
